Vulnerability in Nodejs Node

CVE-2025-55130

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…

EPSS: 0.016 (73.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-55130?
CVE-2025-55130 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nodejs Node, classified under CWE-289. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-01-20.
How severe is CVE-2025-55130?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-55130 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.