UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following Affecting node package, versions [,20.20.0)[21.0.0,22.22.0)[23.0.0,24.13.0)[25.0.0,25.3.0)
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- published14 Jan 2026
- disclosed13 Jan 2026
- creditnatann
Introduced: 13 Jan 2026
CVE-2025-55130 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade node to version 20.20.0, 22.22.0, 24.13.0, 25.3.0 or higher.
Overview
node is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following in the fs.symlink() function. An attacker can escape the allowed path and read/write sensitive files by chaining directories and symlinks, bypassing --allow-fs-read and --allow-fs-write restrictions.