CVE-2026-26960 node-tar has Arbitrary File Read/Write via Hardlink Target Escape Through Symlink Chain in Extraction

node-tar is a full-featured Tar for Node.js. When using default options in versions 7.5.7 and below, an attacker-controlled archive can create a hardlink inside the extraction directory that points to a file outside the extraction root, enabling arbitrary file read and write as the extracting use...

CVE-2026-26960: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

node-tar is a full-featured Tar for Node.js. When using default options in versions 7.5.7 and below, an attacker-controlled archive can create a hardlink inside the extraction directory that points to a file outside the extraction root, enabling arbitrary file read and write as the extracting use...

Exploit for CVE-2025-4517

CVE-2025-4517 Exploit - WingData HTB NOTES This exploit an...

GHSA-83G3-92JG-28CX Arbitrary File Read/Write via Hardlink Target Escape Through Symlink Chain in node-tar Extraction

Summary tar.extract in Node tar allows an attacker-controlled archive to create a hardlink inside the extraction directory that points to a file outside the extraction root, using default options. This enables arbitrary file read and write as the extracting user no root, no chmod, no preservePath...

Directory Traversal

Overview tar is a full-featured Tar for Node.js. Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Directory Traversal via the extract function. An attacker can read or write files outside the intended extraction directory by causing the application to extract a malicious archive containing a...

Arbitrary File Read/Write via Hardlink Target Escape Through Symlink Chain in node-tar Extraction

Summary tar.extract in Node tar allows an attacker-controlled archive to create a hardlink inside the extraction directory that points to a file outside the extraction root, using default options. This enables arbitrary file read and write as the extracting user no root, no chmod, no preservePath...

PT-2026-20374

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions node-tar versions 7.5.7 and below node-tar version 7.5.8 Description The node-tar package contains a flaw where an attacker-controlled archive, when extracted using default options, can create a hardlink inside the extraction directory that...

Exploit for CVE-2025-4517

CVE-2025-4517 Exploit - WingData HTB Overview This exploi...

SUSE CVE-2026-26158

A flaw was found in BusyBox. This vulnerability allows an attacker to modify files outside of the intended extraction directory by crafting a malicious tar archive containing unvalidated hardlink or symlink entries. If the tar archive is extracted with elevated privileges, this flaw can lead to...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-26158

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - A flaw was found in BusyBox. This vulnerability allows an attacker to modify files outside of the intended extraction directory by crafting a malicious tar...

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-26158

A flaw was found in BusyBox. This vulnerability allows an attacker to modify files outside of the intended extraction directory by crafting a malicious tar archive containing unvalidated hardlink or symlink entries. If the tar archive is extracted with elevated privileges, this flaw can lead to...

AZL-77606 CVE-2026-26158 affecting package busybox for versions less than 1.35.0-17

A flaw was found in BusyBox. This vulnerability allows an attacker to modify files outside of the intended extraction directory by crafting a malicious tar archive containing unvalidated hardlink or symlink entries. If the tar archive is extracted with elevated privileges, this flaw can lead to...

CVE-2026-26158

A flaw was found in BusyBox. This vulnerability allows an attacker to modify files outside of the intended extraction directory by crafting a malicious tar archive containing unvalidated hardlink or symlink entries. If the tar archive is extracted with elevated privileges, this flaw can lead to...

CVE-2026-26158

A flaw was found in BusyBox. This vulnerability allows an attacker to modify files outside of the intended extraction directory by crafting a malicious tar archive containing unvalidated hardlink or symlink entries. If the tar archive is extracted with elevated privileges, this flaw can lead to...

CVE-2026-26158 Busybox: busybox: arbitrary file modification and privilege escalation via unvalidated tar archive entries

A flaw was found in BusyBox. This vulnerability allows an attacker to modify files outside of the intended extraction directory by crafting a malicious tar archive containing unvalidated hardlink or symlink entries. If the tar archive is extracted with elevated privileges, this flaw can lead to...

CVE-2026-26158

A flaw was found in BusyBox. This vulnerability allows an attacker to modify files outside of the intended extraction directory by crafting a malicious tar archive containing unvalidated hardlink or symlink entries. If the tar archive is extracted with elevated privileges, this flaw can lead to...

CVE-2026-26158 Busybox: busybox: arbitrary file modification and privilege escalation via unvalidated tar archive entries

A flaw was found in BusyBox. This vulnerability allows an attacker to modify files outside of the intended extraction directory by crafting a malicious tar archive containing unvalidated hardlink or symlink entries. If the tar archive is extracted with elevated privileges, this flaw can lead to...

CVE-2026-26158: External Control of File Name or Path

A flaw was found in BusyBox. This vulnerability allows an attacker to modify files outside of the intended extraction directory by crafting a malicious tar archive containing unvalidated hardlink or symlink entries. If the tar archive is extracted with elevated privileges, this flaw can lead to...

GHSA-34X7-HFP2-RC4V node-tar Vulnerable to Arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite via Hardlink Path Traversal

Summary node-tar contains a vulnerability where the security check for hardlink entries uses different path resolution semantics than the actual hardlink creation logic. This mismatch allows an attacker to craft a malicious TAR archive that bypasses path traversal protections and creates hardlink...

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

Summary node-tar contains a vulnerability where the security check for hardlink entries uses different path resolution semantics than the actual hardlink creation logic. This mismatch allows an attacker to craft a malicious TAR archive that bypasses path traversal protections and creates hardlink...