#3267·node-gyp

GitHub CodeQL reports for overly permissive file permissions

Author: tiberseptCreated Jan 12, 2026Updated Jan 19, 2026

CodeQL has a Python rule with ID py/overly-permissive-file which flags several chmod/open calls in the node-gyp Python code. I would like to confirm that these operations are intentionally more permissive and safe to suppress.

Flagged locations

File Line Code CodeQL concern
gyp/pylib/gyp/common.py 561 os.chmod(tool_path, 0o755) World readable
gyp/pylib/gyp/flock_tool.py 43 os.open(lockfile, ..., 0o666) World readable/writable
gyp/pylib/gyp/mac_tool.py 250 os.open(lockfile, ..., 0o666) World readable/writable
  • 0o755 on common.py:561 is set because you are unsure whether all build processes are run with the same user
  • 0o666 on lock files in flock_tool.py and mac_tool.py is intentional, with umask expected to restrict actual permissions

Could you confirm these permissions are intentional and by design?