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CVE-2023-32005

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-32005 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Node.js version 20, specifically impacting users of the experimental permission model when the --allow-fs-read flag is used with a non-wildcard argument. The flaw allows attackers to retrieve file statistics via the fs.statfs API even without explicit read access, due to an inadequate permission model. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.3, indicating a low impact on confidentiality with no integrity or availability impact. There is currently no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 20.0.0, < 20.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
>= 20.0, < 20.5.1CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.3MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.19%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
64.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0119 is in the 43rd percentile among its peer group of 23,723 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2023-32005Low

nodejs: fs.statfs can retrive stats from files restricted by the Permission Model

Aug 9, 2023

References

hackerone.com / reports/2051224
ExploitThird Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20231103-0004
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry