CVE-2026-39245

decompress before 4.2.2 contains an improper path containment check that enables directory traversal and arbitrary file write. The safeMakeDir function (index.js line 29) and the extraction path validation (index.js line 106) use String.indexOf() to verify the resolved path is within the output directory: realDestinationDir.indexOf(realOutputPath) !== 0. This check is flawed because it does not enforce a path separator boundary. For example, "/tmp/app_config".indexOf("/tmp/app") returns 0, incorrectly passing the check even though /tmp/app_config is outside /tmp/app. Combined with the unvalidated symlink creation in the same package, an attacker can write arbitrary files to directories adjacent to the extraction target. This is a bypass of the fix for CVE-2020-12265. The correct check requires appending a path separator: realParentPath.indexOf(realOutputPath + path.sep) !== 0.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

13 Jul 2026, 12:56

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://github.com/kevva/decompress - () https://github.com/kevva/decompress - Product
References () https://github.com/kevva/decompress/issues/115 - () https://github.com/kevva/decompress/issues/115 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory
References () https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12265 - () https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12265 - US Government Resource
References () https://www.npmjs.com/package/decompress - () https://www.npmjs.com/package/decompress - Product
First Time Decompress Project decompress
Decompress Project
CPE cpe:2.3:a:decompress_project:decompress:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

10 Jul 2026, 16:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
CWE CWE-22
References () https://github.com/kevva/decompress/issues/115 - () https://github.com/kevva/decompress/issues/115 -
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 6.2

09 Jul 2026, 22:17

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-07-09 22:17

Updated : 2026-07-13 12:56


NVD link : CVE-2026-39245

Mitre link : CVE-2026-39245

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-39245


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Products Affected

decompress_project

  • decompress
CWE
CWE-22

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