nodejs Node.js up to 22.23.1/24.18.0/26.5.0 Permission Model permission

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in nodejs Node.js up to 22.23.1/24.18.0/26.5.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Permission Model. This manipulation causes permission. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-58039. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability has been found in nodejs Node.js up to 22.23.1/24.18.0/26.5.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Permission Model. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-275. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A flaw in Node.js Permission Model enforcement allows process.report writes (and overwrites) files outside --allow-fs-write paths. This can lead to confidentiality impact or bypass of the intended security boundary under affected configurations. This vulnerability affects Node.js **22.x**, **24.x**, and **26.x**.

It is possible to read the advisory at nodejs.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-58039 since 06/27/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1222 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 335502 (SUSE SLES16 Security Update : nodejs22 (SUSE-SU-2026:23130-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (335502) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-2585). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Oracle Linux
• Open Source Node.js

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Type

• JavaScript Library

Vendor

• nodejs

Name

• Node.js

Version

• 22.23.0
• 22.23.1
• 24.0
• 24.1
• 24.2
• 24.3
• 24.4
• 24.5
• 24.6
• 24.7
• 24.8
• 24.9
• 24.10
• 24.11
• 24.12
• 24.13
• 24.14
• 24.15
• 24.16
• 24.17
• 24.18.0
• 26.0
• 26.1
• 26.2
• 26.3
• 26.4
• 26.5.0

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• open-source

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