Low severity · published Oct 8, 2025
CVE-2025-61785
Deno's --deny-write check does not prevent permission bypass
3.3
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Deno is a JavaScript, TypeScript, and WebAssembly runtime. In versions prior to 2.5.3 and 2.2.15, `Deno.FsFile.prototype.utime` and `Deno.FsFile.prototype.utimeSync` are not limited by the permission model check `--deny-write=./`. It's possible to change to change the access (`atime`) and modification (`mtime`) times on the file stream resource even when the file is opened with `read` only permission (and `write`: `false`) and file write operations are not allowed (the script is executed with `--deny-write=./`). Similar APIs like `Deno.utime` and `Deno.utimeSync` require `allow-write` permission, however, when a file is opened, even with read only flags and deny-write permission, it's still possible to change the access (`atime`) and modification (`mtime`) times, and thus bypass the permission model. Versions 2.5.3 and 2.2.15 fix the issue.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 10% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DE
deno · denoland
>= 2.3.0, < 2.5.3; < 2.2.15 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-61785
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-61785
Patch
https://github.com/denoland/deno/commit/992e998dfe436cdc9325232759af8be92f11739b
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/denoland/deno/pull/30872
Release Notes
https://github.com/denoland/deno/releases/tag/v2.2.15
Release Notes
https://github.com/denoland/deno/releases/tag/v2.5.3
Exploit
https://github.com/denoland/deno/security/advisories/GHSA-vg2r-rmgp-cgqj
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