VDB
BIT-node-min-2025-55130
BIT-node-min-2025-55130
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.100000381469727 CRITICAL
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.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
9.100000381469727
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Bitnami | node-min | 20.0.0, 21.0.0, 23.0.0 |
Timeline
- Jan 26, 2026 CVE Published
- Jul 6, 2026 CVE Updated
- Aug 8, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Aug 8, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Aug 8, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Aug 8, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Aug 8, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Aug 8, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Aug 8, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Aug 8, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Aug 8, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Aug 8, 2026 Distribution Patch
References
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/december-2025-security-releases url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-55130 url
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:1842 url
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:1843 url
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2420 url
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2421 url
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2422 url
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2767 url
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2768 url
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2781 url
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2782 url
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2783 url
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2864 url
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2899 url
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6402 url
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6431 url
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7386 url
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7387 url
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-55130 url
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2431352 url
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