🛡️ CVE-2023-32003
🟡 CVSS 5.3 — Medium ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-22 NVD
5.3
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

`fs.mkdtemp()` and `fs.mkdtempSync()` can be used to bypass the permission model check using a path traversal attack. This flaw arises from a missing check in the fs.mkdtemp() API and the impact is a malicious actor could create an arbitrary directory. This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental permission model in Node.js 20. Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the permission model is an experimental feature of Node.js.

Details

Severity MEDIUM
CVSS Score 5.3
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE CWE-22
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2023-08-15
Updated 2026-06-08
Modified 2025-07-03
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
fedora
node
node-min
node.js 20.0.0 20.5.0

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