Vulnerability · Published Jan 20, 2026 · Assigned by hackerone

CVE-2025-55130

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in node from nodejs. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.7% (higher than 77% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High

Exploit odds (30 days)1.7%top 22.7% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack tooling1Public PoC

Official description

A flaw in Node.js’s Permissions model allows attackers to bypass `--allow-fs-read` and `--allow-fs-write` restrictions using crafted relative symlink paths. By chaining directories and symlinks, a script granted access only to the current directory can escape the allowed path and read sensitive files. This breaks the expected isolation guarantees and enables arbitrary file read/write, leading to potential system compromise. This vulnerability affects users of the permission model on Node.js v20, v22, v24, and v25.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
AlmaLinux:8	nodejs	1:24.13.0-0.module_el8.10.0+4113+bc863bc2	ALSA-2026:2420
AlmaLinux:8	nodejs	1:22.22.0-1.module_el8.10.0+4112+db1af44b	ALSA-2026:2421
AlmaLinux:9	nodejs	1:22.22.0-1.module_el9.7.0+208+fb06c0ab	ALSA-2026:2782
AlmaLinux:9	nodejs	1:20.20.0-1.module_el9.7.0+207+84573810	ALSA-2026:2783
AlmaLinux:9	nodejs	1:24.13.0-1.module_el9.7.0+209+ecf6523e	ALSA-2026:2781
AlmaLinux:8	nodejs-devel	1:22.22.0-1.module_el8.10.0+4112+db1af44b	ALSA-2026:2421
AlmaLinux:8	nodejs-devel	1:24.13.0-0.module_el8.10.0+4113+bc863bc2	ALSA-2026:2420
AlmaLinux:9	nodejs-devel	1:24.13.0-1.module_el9.7.0+209+ecf6523e	ALSA-2026:2781
AlmaLinux:9	nodejs-devel	1:20.20.0-1.module_el9.7.0+207+84573810	ALSA-2026:2783
AlmaLinux:9	nodejs-devel	1:22.22.0-1.module_el9.7.0+208+fb06c0ab	ALSA-2026:2782
AlmaLinux:10	nodejs-docs	1:22.22.0-3.el10_1	ALSA-2026:1843
AlmaLinux:8	nodejs-docs	1:24.13.0-0.module_el8.10.0+4113+bc863bc2	ALSA-2026:2420
AlmaLinux:8	nodejs-docs	1:22.22.0-1.module_el8.10.0+4112+db1af44b	ALSA-2026:2421
AlmaLinux:9	nodejs-docs	1:20.20.0-1.module_el9.7.0+207+84573810	ALSA-2026:2783
AlmaLinux:9	nodejs-docs	1:22.22.0-1.module_el9.7.0+208+fb06c0ab	ALSA-2026:2782
AlmaLinux:9	nodejs-docs	1:24.13.0-1.module_el9.7.0+209+ecf6523e	ALSA-2026:2781
AlmaLinux:8	nodejs-full-i18n	1:22.22.0-1.module_el8.10.0+4112+db1af44b	ALSA-2026:2421
AlmaLinux:8	nodejs-full-i18n	1:24.13.0-0.module_el8.10.0+4113+bc863bc2	ALSA-2026:2420
AlmaLinux:9	nodejs-full-i18n	1:20.20.0-1.module_el9.7.0+207+84573810	ALSA-2026:2783
AlmaLinux:9	nodejs-full-i18n	1:22.22.0-1.module_el9.7.0+208+fb06c0ab	ALSA-2026:2782
AlmaLinux:9	nodejs-full-i18n	1:24.13.0-1.module_el9.7.0+209+ecf6523e	ALSA-2026:2781
AlmaLinux:8	nodejs-libs	1:24.13.0-0.module_el8.10.0+4113+bc863bc2	ALSA-2026:2420
AlmaLinux:8	nodejs-libs	1:22.22.0-1.module_el8.10.0+4112+db1af44b	ALSA-2026:2421
AlmaLinux:9	nodejs-libs	1:24.13.0-1.module_el9.7.0+209+ecf6523e	ALSA-2026:2781
AlmaLinux:9	nodejs-libs	1:22.22.0-1.module_el9.7.0+208+fb06c0ab	ALSA-2026:2782
AlmaLinux:8	nodejs-nodemon	3.0.1-1.module_el8.10.0+3982+85c136aa	ALSA-2026:2422
AlmaLinux:8	nodejs-nodemon	3.0.1-1.module_el8.10.0+4006+3c416519	ALSA-2026:2421
AlmaLinux:8	nodejs-nodemon	3.0.3-1.module_el8.10.0+4061+f8ceeab9	ALSA-2026:2420
AlmaLinux:9	nodejs-nodemon	3.0.1-1.module_el9.6.0+172+f0ba00ec	ALSA-2026:2782
AlmaLinux:9	nodejs-nodemon	3.0.3-3.module_el9.7.0+209+ecf6523e	ALSA-2026:2781
AlmaLinux:9	nodejs-nodemon	3.0.1-1.module_el9.5.0+125+8dc38870	ALSA-2026:2783
AlmaLinux:8	nodejs-packaging	2021.06-5.module_el8.10.0+4085+6f807d30	ALSA-2026:2421
AlmaLinux:8	nodejs-packaging	2021.06-5.module_el8.10.0+4084+7c0af990	ALSA-2026:2422
AlmaLinux:8	nodejs-packaging	2021.06-6.module_el8.10.0+4086+70facd4a	ALSA-2026:2420
AlmaLinux:9	nodejs-packaging	2021.06-5.module_el9.7.0+208+fb06c0ab	ALSA-2026:2782
AlmaLinux:9	nodejs-packaging	2021.06-6.module_el9.7.0+209+ecf6523e	ALSA-2026:2781
AlmaLinux:9	nodejs-packaging	2021.06-5.module_el9.7.0+207+84573810	ALSA-2026:2783
AlmaLinux:8	nodejs-packaging-bundler	2021.06-6.module_el8.10.0+4086+70facd4a	ALSA-2026:2420
AlmaLinux:8	nodejs-packaging-bundler	2021.06-5.module_el8.10.0+4084+7c0af990	ALSA-2026:2422
AlmaLinux:8	nodejs-packaging-bundler	2021.06-5.module_el8.10.0+4085+6f807d30	ALSA-2026:2421
AlmaLinux:9	nodejs-packaging-bundler	2021.06-6.module_el9.7.0+198+8bf605ba	ALSA-2026:2781
AlmaLinux:9	nodejs-packaging-bundler	2021.06-5.module_el9.7.0+196+ac40ca3b	ALSA-2026:2782
AlmaLinux:9	nodejs-packaging-bundler	2021.06-5.module_el9.7.0+207+84573810	ALSA-2026:2783
AlmaLinux:10	nodejs24-docs	1:24.13.0-1.el10_1	ALSA-2026:1842
AlmaLinux:10	nodejs24-npm	1:11.6.2-1.24.13.0.1.el10_1	ALSA-2026:1842
AlmaLinux:8	npm	1:11.6.2-1.24.13.0.0.module_el8.10.0+4113+bc863bc2	ALSA-2026:2420
AlmaLinux:8	npm	1:10.9.4-1.22.22.0.1.module_el8.10.0+4112+db1af44b	ALSA-2026:2421
AlmaLinux:9	npm	1:10.9.4-1.22.22.0.1.module_el9.7.0+208+fb06c0ab	ALSA-2026:2782
AlmaLinux:9	npm	1:10.8.2-1.20.20.0.1.module_el9.7.0+207+84573810	ALSA-2026:2783
AlmaLinux:9	npm	1:11.6.2-1.24.13.0.1.module_el9.7.0+209+ecf6523e	ALSA-2026:2781
AlmaLinux:8	v8-12.4-devel	3:12.4.254.21-1.22.22.0.1.module_el8.10.0+4112+db1af44b	ALSA-2026:2421
AlmaLinux:9	v8-12.4-devel	3:12.4.254.21-1.22.22.0.1.module_el9.7.0+208+fb06c0ab	ALSA-2026:2782
AlmaLinux:8	v8-13.6-devel	3:13.6.233.17-1.24.13.0.0.module_el8.10.0+4113+bc863bc2	ALSA-2026:2420
AlmaLinux:9	v8-13.6-devel	3:13.6.233.17-1.24.13.0.1.module_el9.7.0+209+ecf6523e	ALSA-2026:2781
Alpine:v3.21	nodejs	22.22.2-r0	ALPINE-CVE-2025-55130
Alpine:v3.22	nodejs	22.22.0-r0	ALPINE-CVE-2025-55130
Alpine:v3.23	nodejs	24.13.0-r0	ALPINE-CVE-2025-55130
Alpine:v3.24	nodejs	24.13.0-r0	ALPINE-CVE-2025-55130
Debian:13	nodejs	20.19.2+dfsg-1+deb13u1	DSA-6166-1
Debian:13	nodejs	20.19.2+dfsg-1+deb13u1	DEBIAN-CVE-2025-55130
Debian:14	nodejs	22.22.0+dfsg+~cs22.19.6-1	DEBIAN-CVE-2025-55130
Rocky Linux:8	nodejs	1:22.22.0-1.module+el8.10.0+40078+280dc7ce	RLSA-2026:2421
Rocky Linux:8	nodejs	1:24.13.0-0.module+el8.10.0+40079+1d83e08b	RLSA-2026:2420
Rocky Linux:8	nodejs	1:20.20.0-1.module+el8.10.0+40077+29236b21	RLSA-2026:2422
Rocky Linux:8	nodejs-nodemon	0:3.0.1-1.module+el8.10.0+1989+e60144d9	RLSA-2026:2421
Rocky Linux:8	nodejs-nodemon	0:3.0.1-1.module+el8.10.0+1824+532140ee	RLSA-2026:2421
Rocky Linux:8	nodejs-nodemon	0:3.0.1-1.module+el8.9.0+1760+903d54b9	RLSA-2026:2421
Rocky Linux:8	nodejs-nodemon	0:3.0.1-1.module+el8.10.0+1988+437f3d23	RLSA-2026:2421
Rocky Linux:8	nodejs-nodemon	0:3.0.3-1.module+el8.10.0+2084+ab509703	RLSA-2026:2420
Rocky Linux:8	nodejs-nodemon	0:3.0.1-1.module+el8.10.0+1824+532140ee	RLSA-2026:2422
Rocky Linux:8	nodejs-nodemon	0:3.0.1-1.module+el8.9.0+1760+903d54b9	RLSA-2026:2422
Rocky Linux:8	nodejs-nodemon	0:3.0.1-1.module+el8.10.0+1988+437f3d23	RLSA-2026:2422
Rocky Linux:8	nodejs-nodemon	0:3.0.1-1.module+el8.10.0+1989+e60144d9	RLSA-2026:2422
Rocky Linux:9	nodejs-nodemon	0:3.0.1-1.module+el9.7.0+40022+9ecc286c	RLSA-2026:2782
Rocky Linux:9	nodejs-nodemon	0:3.0.3-3.module+el9.7.0+40025+0e0cf6b2	RLSA-2026:2781
Rocky Linux:9	nodejs-nodemon	0:3.0.1-1.module+el9.7.0+40017+f0db1785	RLSA-2026:2782
Rocky Linux:9	nodejs-nodemon	0:3.0.1-1.module+el9.7.0+40018+a011993d	RLSA-2026:2782
Rocky Linux:9	nodejs-nodemon	0:3.0.1-1.module+el9.7.0+40017+f0db1785	RLSA-2026:2783
Rocky Linux:9	nodejs-nodemon	0:3.0.1-1.module+el9.7.0+40022+9ecc286c	RLSA-2026:2783
Rocky Linux:9	nodejs-nodemon	0:3.0.1-1.module+el9.7.0+40018+a011993d	RLSA-2026:2783
Rocky Linux:8	nodejs-packaging	0:2021.06-6.module+el8.10.0+40048+6d99f608	RLSA-2026:2420
Rocky Linux:9	nodejs-packaging	0:2021.06-5.module+el9.7.0+40051+f2ef3f49	RLSA-2026:2783
Rocky Linux:9	nodejs-packaging	0:2021.06-5.module+el9.7.0+40050+22a42328	RLSA-2026:2783
Rocky Linux:9	nodejs-packaging	0:2021.06-5.module+el9.7.0+40051+f2ef3f49	RLSA-2026:2782
Rocky Linux:9	nodejs-packaging	0:2021.06-5.module+el9.7.0+40050+22a42328	RLSA-2026:2782
Rocky Linux:9	nodejs-packaging	0:2021.06-6.module+el9.7.0+40052+e32ea525	RLSA-2026:2781
Rocky Linux:10	nodejs22	1:22.22.0-3.el10_1	RLSA-2026:1843
Rocky Linux:10	nodejs24	1:24.13.0-1.el10_1	RLSA-2026:1842
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	nodejs	no fix listed	UBUNTU-CVE-2025-55130
Ubuntu:25.10	nodejs	no fix listed	UBUNTU-CVE-2025-55130
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	nodejs	no fix listed	UBUNTU-CVE-2025-55130

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
nodejs	node	20.19.6 – through 20.19.622.21.1 – through 22.21.124.12.0 – through 24.12.025.2.1 – through 25.2.1

Weakness: CWE-289, CWE-281 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References

https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/december-2025-security-releases
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-55130 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
RHBZ#2431352 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-55130.json x_sadp-csaf-vex
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2899 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:1843 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:1842 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2422 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2421 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2420 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2768 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2767 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2864 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2783 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2782 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2781 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7386 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7387 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6402 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6431 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT