CVE-2026-39243

decompress before 4.2.2 allows arbitrary hardlink creation during archive extraction, enabling file read disclosure and file corruption. When processing hardlink entries (type === 'link'), the x.linkname field from the archive is passed directly to fs.link() without validation (index.js line 113). An attacker can craft an archive with a hardlink entry whose linkname is an absolute path to any file on the same filesystem. This creates a hardlink inside the extraction directory that shares the same inode as the target file, enabling both reading and overwriting the original file's content. Hardlinks are limited to files on the same filesystem and cannot target directories.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:decompress_project:decompress:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

History

13 Jul 2026, 12:57

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Decompress Project decompress
Decompress Project
CPE cpe:2.3:a:decompress_project:decompress:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
References () https://github.com/kevva/decompress - () https://github.com/kevva/decompress - Product
References () https://github.com/kevva/decompress/issues/113 - () https://github.com/kevva/decompress/issues/113 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory
References () https://www.npmjs.com/package/decompress - () https://www.npmjs.com/package/decompress - Product

10 Jul 2026, 16:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5
References () https://github.com/kevva/decompress/issues/113 - () https://github.com/kevva/decompress/issues/113 -
CWE CWE-59

09 Jul 2026, 22:17

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-07-09 22:17

Updated : 2026-07-13 12:57


NVD link : CVE-2026-39243

Mitre link : CVE-2026-39243

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-39243


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Products Affected

decompress_project

  • decompress
CWE
CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')