CVE-2025-55132

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

A

flaw in Node.js's permission model allows a file's access and modification timestamps to be changed via `futimes()` even when the process has only read permissions. Unlike `utimes()`, `futimes()` does not apply the expected write-permission checks, which means file metadata can be modified in read-only directories. This behavior could be used to alter timestamps in ways that obscure activity, reducing the reliability of logs. This vulnerability affects users of the permission model on Node.js v20, v22, v24, and v25.

References

Link	Resource
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/december-2025-security-releases	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:::::-:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:::::-:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:::::-:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:::::-:::*

History

03 Feb 2026, 21:27

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Nodejs node.js Nodejs
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~2.8~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.3
References	~~() https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/december-2025-security-releases -~~	() https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/december-2025-security-releases - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:::::-:::*

21 Jan 2026, 19:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-276

20 Jan 2026, 21:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-01-20 21:16

Updated : 2026-02-03 21:27

NVD link : CVE-2025-55132

Mitre link : CVE-2025-55132

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-55132

JSON object : View

Products Affected

node.js

CWE

CWE-276

Incorrect Default Permissions

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