CVE-2024-21890

Updated: 2025-08-20 02:30:41.038222

Description:

The Node.js Permission Model does not clarify in the documentation that wildcards should be only used as the last character of a file path. For example: ``` --allow-fs-read=/home/node/.ssh/*.pub ``` will ignore `pub` and give access to everything after `.ssh/`. This misleading documentation affects all users using the experimental permission model in Node.js 20 and Node.js 21. Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the permission model is an experimental feature of Node.js.


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Severity

Severity Score
CVSS Version 2.x 0.0
CVSS Version 3.x MEDIUM 6.5

Status

OS name Project name Version Score Severity Status Errata Last updated

Statement

Debian 10 nodejs 20 6.5 MEDIUM Already Fixed 2026-02-17 18:22:44
Debian 11 nodejs 20 6.5 MEDIUM Already Fixed 2026-02-17 18:22:44
Debian 12 nodejs 20 6.5 MEDIUM Already Fixed 2026-02-17 18:22:43
Debian 13 nodejs 20 6.5 MEDIUM Already Fixed 2026-02-17 18:22:47
EL 10 nodejs 20 6.5 MEDIUM Already Fixed 2026-02-17 18:20:35
EL 7 nodejs 20 6.5 MEDIUM Already Fixed 2026-02-17 18:22:47
EL 8 nodejs 20 6.5 MEDIUM Already Fixed 2026-02-17 18:22:47
EL 9 nodejs 20 6.5 MEDIUM Already Fixed 2026-02-17 18:22:46
Ubuntu 18.04 nodejs 20 6.5 MEDIUM Already Fixed 2026-02-17 18:22:46
Ubuntu 20.04 nodejs 20 6.5 MEDIUM Already Fixed 2026-02-17 18:22:45
Total: 12