3.3

CVE-2024-36137: nodejs node

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AliasesALPINE-CVE-2024-36137UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36137DEBIAN-CVE-2024-36137
Published 07-09-2024Last modified 30-04-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-36137 is a low (CVSS 3.3) vulnerability in nodejs node. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 3.3, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
3.3/10
010
Low · v3.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.40%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Related 7
MGASA-2024-0282OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14214-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14435-1OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15802-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11110-1RHSA-2024:5814

Timeline

  1. 07-09-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 30-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Node.js, affecting users of the experimental permission model when the --allow-fs-write flag is used. Node.js Permission Model do not operate on file descriptors, however, operations such as fs.fchown or fs.fchmod can use a "read-only" file descriptor to change the owner and permissions of a file.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.40%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

34%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.40% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Chainguard2 products
  • eco-nodejs-20.9.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • nodejs-21All versions (No fix recorded)
Alpine1 product
  • nodejs< 20.15.1-r0
Debian1 product
  • nodejs< 20.15.1+dfsg-1
Nodejs1 product
  • node≥ 4.0, < 4.* | ≥ 5.0, < 5.* | ≥ 6.0, < 6.* | ≥ 7.0, < 7.* | ≥ 8.0, < 8.* | ≥ 9.0, < 9.* | ≥ 10.0, < 10.* | ≥ 11.0, < 11.* | ≥ 12.0, < 12.* | ≥ 13.0, < 13.* | ≥ 14.0, < 14.* | ≥ 15.0, < 15.* | ≥ 16.0, < 16.* | ≥ 17.0, < 17.* | ≥ 19.0, < 19.* | ≥ 20.0, < 20.15.1 | ≥ 21.0, < 21.* | ≥ 22.0, < 22.4.1
Ubuntu1 product
  • nodejs< 20.16.0+dfsg-1ubuntu1
Wolfi1 product
  • nodejs-21All versions (No fix recorded)

6 vendors · 7 products

References

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