CVE-2024-21890

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS Score

Published: February 20, 2024 at 01:31 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:10 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorNode.js

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Severity

MEDIUM6.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.9%

SSVC

No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Node.js · Node.js

95%

10.0 ≤ v < 10.*11.0 ≤ v < 11.*12.0 ≤ v < 12.*13.0 ≤ v < 13.*14.0 ≤ v < 14.*15.0 ≤ v < 15.*16.0 ≤ v < 16.*17.0 ≤ v < 17.*19.0 ≤ v < 19.*20.0 ≤ v < 20.11.120.0.0 ≤ v < 20.11.121.0 ≤ v < 21.6.221.0.0 ≤ v < 21.6.24.0 ≤ v < 4.*5.0 ≤ v < 5.*6.0 ≤ v < 6.*7.0 ≤ v < 7.*8.0 ≤ v < 8.*9.0 ≤ v < 9.*10.0 11.0 12.0 13.0 14.0 15.0 16.0 17.0 19.0 20.0 21.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0

Affected range stops below 10.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 11.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 12.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 13.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 14.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 15.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 16.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 17.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 19.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 20.11.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 21.6.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 4.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 5.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 6.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 7.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 8.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (3)

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/11/1

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://hackerone.com/reports/2257156

Third Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240315-0002/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.5MEDIUM[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: LOW
Integrity: LOW
Availability: NONE

Vector?

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StatusANALYZED

CWE

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