CVE-2025-55132 Missing authorization in node

What is CVE-2025-55132?

CVE-2025-55132 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Nodejs Node.js, published on 20 Jan 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-276

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-55132?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including node and node-min. It affects 1 product.

Products include Nodejs Node.js.

How do I fix CVE-2025-55132?

Upgrade node to a fixed version for your release line: 20.20.0, 22.22.0, 24.13.0 or 25.3.0.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2025-55132 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-55132 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2016-6303 Integer overflow in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-15896 Security feature bypass in Node.js Critical 9.1
• CVE-2018-7160 Server-side request forgery in Node.js High 8.8
• CVE-2018-12120 Misconfiguration in Node.js High 8.1

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2025-55132, AZL-74982, BELL-CVE-2025-55132, BIT-node-2025-55132, BIT-node-min-2025-55132, CLEANSTART-2026-OM37971 and 9 more.