CVE-2026-59875Published

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 termina…

Exact source revision recorded 27 Oct 2026 15:15:33 UTC. It does not establish the source's current position. Latest evidence.

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nvd · CVE-2026-59875

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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.

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Source analysis status: Deferred

Weakness classifications: CWE-248

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published: 2026-07-08T16:16:34.107

lastModified: 2026-10-25T17:10:00.197

Source published: 8 Jul 2026 16:16:34 UTC
Source modified: 25 Oct 2026 17:10:00 UTC
Observed here: 27 Oct 2026 15:15:33 UTC
Source terms: NIST NVD usage terms; underlying source attribution retained

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CVSS 3.1 · [email protected] · Secondary · 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L