{"id":"CVE-2026-59875","revision":"c57d0e1657784506af3b9c0dbe80b4e7","records":[{"revision":"c57d0e1657784506af3b9c0dbe80b4e7","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2026-59875","aliases":[],"title":"node-tar: Uncaught Exception DoS via NUL byte in PAX path/linkpath records","description":"node-tar is a tar archive manipulation library for Node.js. Prior to 7.5.17, node-tar does not strip NUL bytes from PAX path and linkpath records in src/pax.ts, allowing a crafted archive with values to reach fs.lstat or fs.open and terminate the process with an uncaught exception. This issue is fixed in version 7.5.17.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2026-07-08T15:20:29.997+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-07-09T13:45:44.16+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"node-tar","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"vendor\": \"isaacs\",\n                    \"product\": \"node-tar\",\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"< 7.5.17\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"}],"metrics":[{"system":"CVSS 3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","score":5.3,"severity":"MEDIUM"}],"references":["https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-gvwx-54wh-qm9j","https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/commit/7a635c29f5edbf083557374d43984273ecfed5b3","https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/releases/tag/v7.5.17"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-59875","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2026-59875","identifiers":["CVE-2026-59875"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}