node-tar is a full-featured Tar for Node.js. Prior to version 7.5.10, tar can be tricked into creating a hardlink that points outside the extraction directory by using a drive-relative link target such as C:../target.txt, which enables file overwrite outside cwd during normal tar.x() extraction. This issue has been patched in version 7.5.10.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/commit/7bc755dd85e623c0279e08eb3784909e6d7e4b9f | Patch |
| https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-qffp-2rhf-9h96 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
11 Mar 2026, 21:50
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:isaacs:tar:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 6.3 |
| Summary |
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| References | () https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/commit/7bc755dd85e623c0279e08eb3784909e6d7e4b9f - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-qffp-2rhf-9h96 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory | |
| First Time |
Isaacs tar
Isaacs |
07 Mar 2026, 16:15
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-03-07 16:15
Updated : 2026-03-11 21:50
NVD link : CVE-2026-29786
Mitre link : CVE-2026-29786
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-29786
JSON object : View
Products Affected
isaacs
- tar
