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node-tar Vulnerable to Arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite via Hardlink Path Traversal

🗓️ 28 Jan 2026 16:35:31Reported by GitHub Advisory DatabaseType 
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node-tar vulnerability lets hardlinks escape extraction and overwrite arbitrary files due to mismatched path resolution.

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28 Jan 2026 16:35Current
6.4Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.4
CVSS 3.18.2
EPSS0.00027
SSVC
CWE-22CWE-59
node-tarhardlinkpath traversalarbitrary file writeextractionsecurity vulnerability
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