Description

node-tar is a Tar for Node.js. The node-tar library (<= 7.5.2) fails to sanitize the linkpath of Link (hardlink) and SymbolicLink entries when preservePaths is false (the default secure behavior). This allows malicious archives to bypass the extraction root restriction, leading to Arbitrary File Overwrite via hardlinks and Symlink Poisoning via absolute symlink targets. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.5.3.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-01-16T22:00:08.769Z

Last Modified :

2026-01-20T14:53:24.513Z

Source :

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AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-23745 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Isaacs
  • Tar
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https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/commit/340eb285b6d986e91969a1170d7fe9b0face405e cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-8qq5-rm4j-mr97 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23745 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23745 cve-icon
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