Description
A flaw in Node.js Permission Model enforcement can over-grant filesystem access across radix-tree prefix boundaries. Under `--permission`, an attacker who is granted access to one path can abuse boundary handling to read from or write to paths outside the intended filesystem allowlist. This vulnerability affects Node.js **main**, **22.x**, **24.x**, and **26.x**.
Affected products
nodejs: node.js
References1
- nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/july-2026-security-releases Vendor Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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8.4
HIGH
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 13 · as of 13 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-284
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