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CVE-2023-32005

A vulnerability has been identified in Node.js version 20, affecting users of the experimental permission model when the --allow-fs-read flag is used with a non-* argument. This flaw arises from an inadequate permission model that fails to restrict file stats through the `fs.statfs` API. As a result, malicious actors can retrieve stats from files that they do not have explicit read access to.…

Severity
Medium 5.3
Published
12 Sept 2023
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Fixed in
20.5.1
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Node.jsServers and applications · cpe:a:nodejs:node.js
  • From 20.0.0 before 20.5.1

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32005
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32005