CVE-2026-26960

node-tar is a full-featured Tar for Node.js. When using default options in versions 7.5.7 and below, an attacker-controlled archive can create a hardlink inside the extraction directory that points to a file outside the extraction root, enabling arbitrary file read and write as the extracting user. Severity is high because the primitive bypasses path protections and turns archive extraction into a direct filesystem access primitive. This issue has been fixed in version 7.5.8.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:isaacs:tar:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

History

20 Feb 2026, 19:24

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First Time Isaacs tar
Isaacs
CPE cpe:2.3:a:isaacs:tar:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
References () https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/commit/2cb1120bcefe28d7ecc719b41441ade59c52e384 - () https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/commit/2cb1120bcefe28d7ecc719b41441ade59c52e384 - Patch
References () https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/commit/d18e4e1f846f4ddddc153b0f536a19c050e7499f - () https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/commit/d18e4e1f846f4ddddc153b0f536a19c050e7499f - Patch
References () https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-83g3-92jg-28cx - () https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-83g3-92jg-28cx - Exploit, Vendor Advisory

20 Feb 2026, 02:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-02-20 02:16

Updated : 2026-02-20 19:24


NVD link : CVE-2026-26960

Mitre link : CVE-2026-26960

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-26960


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Products Affected

isaacs

  • tar
CWE
CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')