CVE-2026-48935

nodejs: Node.js: Unauthorized file metadata modification

Published Jun 26, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 3.3 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw in Node.js Permission API can cause a file metadata to be modified even on a path that was set as read-only with e.g. `--allow-fs-read`.

This vulnerability affects all supported release lines: **Node.js 22**, **Node.js 24**, and **Node.js 26**.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6517-1 nodejs security update
History
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Title Node.js Permission API Allows File Metadata Modification on Read-Only Paths nodejs: Node.js: Unauthorized file metadata modification
Weaknesses CWE-279
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

threat_severity

Low

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Nodejs
Nodejs nodejs
Vendors & Products Nodejs
Nodejs nodejs
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Title Node.js Permission API Allows File Metadata Modification on Read-Only Paths
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw in Node.js Permission API can cause a file metadata to be modified even on a path that was set as read-only with e.g. `--allow-fs-read`. This vulnerability affects all supported release lines: **Node.js 22**, **Node.js 24**, and **Node.js 26**.
Weaknesses CWE-276
References
Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
hackerone
Published
Updated
Jun 26, 2026, 3:05 PM
Reserved
May 26, 2026, 3:00 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jun 26, 2026, 2:16 AM
Modified
Oct 25, 2026, 10:10 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jun 26, 2026, 1:14 AM