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CVE-2026-21716

Published: 3/30/2026 Last updated: 3/31/2026 Reserved: 1/4/2026

An incomplete fix for CVE-2024-36137 leaves `FileHandle.chmod()` and `FileHandle.chown()` in the promises API without the required permission checks, while their callback-based equivalents (`fs.fchmod()`, `fs.fchown()`) were correctly patched. As a result, code running under `--permission` with restricted `--allow-fs-write` can still use promise-based `FileHandle` methods to modify file permissions and ownership on already-open file descriptors, bypassing the intended write restrictions. This vulnerability affects **20.x, 22.x, 24.x, and 25.x** processes using the Permission Model where `--allow-fs-write` is intentionally restricted.

CNA assigner: hackerone (36234546-b8fa-4601-9d6f-f4e334aa8ea1) Requested by: n/a

Metrics

Version Score Severity Vector String
3.0 3.3 Low CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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