CVE catalog

CVE-2024-21896

nodejs affected and fixed versions

The permission model protects itself against path traversal attacks by calling path.resolve() on any paths given by the user. If the path is to be treated as a Buffer, the implementation uses Buffer.from() to obtain a Buffer from the result of path.resolve(). By monkey-patching Buffer internals, namely, Buffer.prototype.utf8Write, the application can modify the result of path.resolve(), which leads to a path traversal vulnerability. This vulnerability 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.

Severity: High · CVSS 7.9CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Published: Feb 14, 2024, 11:00:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 1.26% · Oct 27, 2026

Projects and upstream resources

[nodejs][Source-reported homepage]

Reported versions and fixes

Each observation applies to its named package, distribution, and release. Distribution backports can fix a vulnerability while retaining an older upstream version number.

Version impact has not been established. The original provider fields are retained below.

Provider details and historical evidence

Original provider fields

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  "package_releases": [
    {
      "name": "nodejs",
      "status": "not affected",
      "release": "sid",
      "version": "24.22.1+dfsg+~cs24.19.2-1"
    },
    {
      "name": "nodejs",
      "status": "not affected",
      "release": "forky",
      "version": "24.21.0+dfsg+~cs24.13.4-1"
    },
    {
      "name": "nodejs",
      "status": "not affected",
      "release": "trixie",
      "version": "20.19.2+dfsg-1+deb13u2"
    },
    {
      "name": "nodejs",
      "status": "not affected",
      "release": "trixie-security",
      "version": "20.19.2+dfsg-1+deb13u3"
    },
    {
      "name": "nodejs",
      "status": "not affected",
      "release": "bookworm",
      "version": "18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2"
    },
    {
      "name": "nodejs",
      "status": "not affected",
      "release": "bookworm-security",
      "version": "18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u3"
    }
  ],
  "fixed_versions": [
    {
      "bug": null,
      "name": "nodejs",
      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
      "release": "sid",
      "urgency": "unimportant",
      "fixed_version": "0"
    },
    {
      "bug": null,
      "name": "nodejs",
      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
      "release": "forky",
      "urgency": "unimportant",
      "fixed_version": "0"
    },
    {
      "bug": null,
      "name": "nodejs",
      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
      "release": "trixie",
      "urgency": "unimportant",
      "fixed_version": "0"
    },
    {
      "bug": null,
      "name": "nodejs",
      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
      "release": "bookworm",
      "urgency": "unimportant",
      "fixed_version": "0"
    }
  ],
  "distribution_packages": []
}

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libnode108]Unknown
Source package: [nodejs]
Details (4)
- 18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
- 18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
- 18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
- 18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
[libnode-dev]Unknown
Source package: [nodejs]
Details (4)
- 18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
- 18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
- 18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
- 18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
[nodejs]Unknown
Details (4)
- 18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
- 18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
- 18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
- 18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
[nodejs-doc]Unknown
Source package: [nodejs]
Details (4)
- 18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
- 18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
- 18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
- 18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 28, 2026, 5:38:47 PM UTC

References

[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [CISA cybersecurity advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]