diff --git a/src/node_file.cc b/src/node_file.cc
index d93f213202ec43..87907136986b87 100644
--- a/src/node_file.cc
+++ b/src/node_file.cc
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ using v8::Undefined;
 using v8::Value;
 
 #ifndef S_ISDIR
-#define S_ISDIR(mode) (((mode)&S_IFMT) == S_IFDIR)
+#define S_ISDIR(mode) (((mode) & S_IFMT) == S_IFDIR)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __POSIX__
@@ -3752,6 +3752,30 @@ static void CpSyncCopyDir(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 
       if (dir_entry.is_symlink()) {
         if (verbatim_symlinks) {
+          // Permission check for verbatimSymlinks path (incomplete
+          // CVE-2025-55130 fix)
+          if (env->permission()->enabled()) {
+            auto verb_target = std::filesystem::read_symlink(src, error);
+            if (error) break;
+            auto verb_target_abs = std::filesystem::weakly_canonical(
+                std::filesystem::absolute(src.parent_path() / verb_target));
+            auto verb_str = verb_target_abs.string();
+            auto verb_view = std::string_view(verb_str);
+            if (!env->permission()->is_granted(
+                    env,
+                    permission::PermissionScope::kFileSystemRead,
+                    verb_view) ||
+                !env->permission()->is_granted(
+                    env,
+                    permission::PermissionScope::kFileSystemWrite,
+                    verb_view)) {
+              return THROW_ERR_ACCESS_DENIED(
+                  env,
+                  "Access to symlink target '%s' denied",
+                  verb_str.c_str());
+            }
+          }
+
           std::filesystem::copy_symlink(
               dir_entry.path(), dest_file_path, error);
           if (error) {
@@ -3818,6 +3842,32 @@ static void CpSyncCopyDir(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
           }
           auto symlink_target_absolute = std::filesystem::weakly_canonical(
               std::filesystem::absolute(src / symlink_target));
+
+          // Permission check for symlink target (incomplete CVE-2025-55130 fix)
+          // Ensure the symlink target is within allowed permission paths
+          if (env->permission()->enabled()) {
+            auto target_str = symlink_target_absolute.string();
+            auto target_view = std::string_view(target_str);
+            if (!env->permission()->is_granted(
+                    env,
+                    permission::PermissionScope::kFileSystemRead,
+                    target_view)) {
+              return THROW_ERR_ACCESS_DENIED(
+                  env,
+                  "Access to symlink target '%s' denied",
+                  target_str.c_str());
+            }
+            if (!env->permission()->is_granted(
+                    env,
+                    permission::PermissionScope::kFileSystemWrite,
+                    target_view)) {
+              return THROW_ERR_ACCESS_DENIED(
+                  env,
+                  "Access to symlink target '%s' denied",
+                  target_str.c_str());
+            }
+          }
+
           if (dir_entry.is_directory()) {
             std::filesystem::create_directory_symlink(
                 symlink_target_absolute, dest_file_path, error);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-cp-permission-symlink.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-cp-permission-symlink.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..c747a88d1d6528
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-cp-permission-symlink.js
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+// Flags: --experimental-permission --allow-fs-read=* --allow-fs-write=*
+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+
+if (!common.hasCrypto) common.skip('missing crypto');
+
+const assert = require('assert');
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+const { execFileSync } = require('child_process');
+
+// This test verifies that fs.cpSync checks symlink target permissions
+// when copying directories containing symlinks.
+// Regression test for incomplete CVE-2025-55130 fix.
+
+const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
+tmpdir.refresh();
+
+const allowedDir = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'allowed');
+const deniedDir = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'denied');
+const srcDir = path.join(allowedDir, 'src');
+const destDir = path.join(allowedDir, 'dest');
+const secretFile = path.join(deniedDir, 'secret.txt');
+
+// Setup directories
+fs.mkdirSync(srcDir, { recursive: true });
+fs.mkdirSync(destDir, { recursive: true });
+fs.mkdirSync(deniedDir, { recursive: true });
+fs.writeFileSync(secretFile, 'SECRET_DATA');
+
+// Create symlink pointing outside allowed path
+fs.symlinkSync(secretFile, path.join(srcDir, 'link'));
+
+// Run with restricted permissions — only allowedDir is permitted
+const result = execFileSync(process.execPath, [
+  '--experimental-permission',
+  `--allow-fs-read=${allowedDir}`,
+  `--allow-fs-write=${allowedDir}`,
+  '--allow-fs-read=/usr',
+  '--allow-fs-read=/lib',
+  '-e',
+  `
+    const fs = require('node:fs');
+    try {
+      fs.cpSync('${srcDir}/', '${destDir}/', { recursive: true });
+      console.log('FAIL');
+    } catch(e) {
+      console.log(e.code);
+    }
+  `,
+], { encoding: 'utf8', stdio: ['pipe', 'pipe', 'pipe'] }).trim();
+
+// cpSync should throw ERR_ACCESS_DENIED because symlink target
+// (/tmp/.../denied/secret.txt) is outside allowed paths
+assert.strictEqual(
+  result,
+  'ERR_ACCESS_DENIED',
+  `Expected ERR_ACCESS_DENIED but got: ${result}`
+);
+
+// Also test verbatimSymlinks path
+const destDir2 = path.join(allowedDir, 'dest2');
+fs.mkdirSync(destDir2, { recursive: true });
+
+const result2 = execFileSync(process.execPath, [
+  '--experimental-permission',
+  `--allow-fs-read=${allowedDir}`,
+  `--allow-fs-write=${allowedDir}`,
+  '--allow-fs-read=/usr',
+  '--allow-fs-read=/lib',
+  '-e',
+  `
+    const fs = require('node:fs');
+    try {
+      fs.cpSync('${srcDir}/', '${destDir2}/', {
+        recursive: true,
+        verbatimSymlinks: true
+      });
+      console.log('FAIL');
+    } catch(e) {
+      console.log(e.code);
+    }
+  `,
+], { encoding: 'utf8', stdio: ['pipe', 'pipe', 'pipe'] }).trim();
+
+assert.strictEqual(
+  result2,
+  'ERR_ACCESS_DENIED',
+  `verbatimSymlinks: Expected ERR_ACCESS_DENIED but got: ${result2}`
+);
+
+console.log('All permission checks passed.');