The vulnerability of the node-tar library on the Node.js software platform allows attackers to bypass existing security mechanisms.

The vulnerability of the node-tar library in the Node.js software platform is related to an incorrect limitation on the path name for the directory. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to bypass existing security mechanisms when unpacking a specially crafted TAR archive...

PT-2026-5047

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions node-tar versions prior to 7.5.7 Description The node-tar software has an issue where the security check for hardlink entries uses different path resolution logic than the actual hardlink creation process. This discrepancy allows a malicious T...

Race Condition in node-tar Path Reservations via Unicode Ligature Collisions on macOS APFS

TITLE: Race Condition in node-tar Path Reservations via Unicode Sharp-S ß Collisions on macOS APFS AUTHOR: Tomás Illuminati Details A race condition vulnerability exists in node-tar v7.5.3 this is to an incomplete handling of Unicode path collisions in the path-reservations system. On...

GHSA-R6Q2-HW4H-H46W Race Condition in node-tar Path Reservations via Unicode Ligature Collisions on macOS APFS

TITLE: Race Condition in node-tar Path Reservations via Unicode Sharp-S ß Collisions on macOS APFS AUTHOR: Tomás Illuminati Details A race condition vulnerability exists in node-tar v7.5.3 this is to an incomplete handling of Unicode path collisions in the path-reservations system. On...

EUVD-2026-3595

Race Condition in node-tar Path Reservations via Unicode Ligature Collisions on macOS APFS...

SUSE CVE-2025-64118

node-tar is a Tar for Node.js. In 7.5.1, using .t aka .list with sync: true to read tar entry contents returns uninitialized memory contents if tar file was changed on disk to a smaller size while being read. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.5.2...

SUSE CVE-2026-23745

node-tar is a Tar for Node.js. The node-tar library = 7.5.2 fails to sanitize the linkpath of Link hardlink and SymbolicLink entries when preservePaths is false the default secure behavior. This allows malicious archives to bypass the extraction root restriction, leading to Arbitrary File Overwri...

CVE-2026-23950

A flaw was found in node-tar, a library for Node.js. This race condition vulnerability occurs due to incomplete handling of Unicode path collisions within the path-reservations system on case-insensitive filesystems, such as macOS APFS. A remote attacker can exploit this by providing a specially...

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23950

node-tar,a Tar for Node.js, has a race condition vulnerability in versions up to and including 7.5.3. This is due to an incomplete handling of Unicode path collisions in the path-reservations system. On case-insensitive or normalization-insensitive filesystems such as macOS APFS, In which it has...

CVE-2026-23950

node-tar,a Tar for Node.js, has a race condition vulnerability in versions up to and including 7.5.3. This is due to an incomplete handling of Unicode path collisions in the path-reservations system. On case-insensitive or normalization-insensitive filesystems such as macOS APFS, In which it has...

CVE-2026-23950

node-tar,a Tar for Node.js, has a race condition vulnerability in versions up to and including 7.5.3. This is due to an incomplete handling of Unicode path collisions in the path-reservations system. On case-insensitive or normalization-insensitive filesystems such as macOS APFS, In which it has...

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23950

node-tar,a Tar for Node.js, has a race condition vulnerability in versions up to and including 7.5.3. This is due to an incomplete handling of Unicode path collisions in the path-reservations system. On case-insensitive or normalization-insensitive filesystems such as macOS APFS, In which it has...

CVE-2026-23950 node-tar has Race Condition in Path Reservations via Unicode Ligature Collisions on macOS APFS

node-tar,a Tar for Node.js, has a race condition vulnerability in versions up to and including 7.5.3. This is due to an incomplete handling of Unicode path collisions in the path-reservations system. On case-insensitive or normalization-insensitive filesystems such as macOS APFS, In which it has...

CVE-2026-23950

node-tar,a Tar for Node.js, has a race condition vulnerability in versions up to and including 7.5.3. This is due to an incomplete handling of Unicode path collisions in the path-reservations system. On case-insensitive or normalization-insensitive filesystems such as macOS APFS, In which it has...

CVE-2026-23950 node-tar has Race Condition in Path Reservations via Unicode Ligature Collisions on macOS APFS

node-tar,a Tar for Node.js, has a race condition vulnerability in versions up to and including 7.5.3. This is due to an incomplete handling of Unicode path collisions in the path-reservations system. On case-insensitive or normalization-insensitive filesystems such as macOS APFS, In which it has...

CVE-2026-23950

Summary of CVE-2026-23950 (node-tar) : A race condition in node-tar’s path-reservations on macOS APFS/HFS+ enables parallel processing of conflicting Unicode paths (e.g., “ß” vs “ss”), bypassing internal locks and allowing an Arbitrary File Overwrite . Affected are node-tar versions up to 7.5.3; ...

CVE-2026-23950

node-tar,a Tar for Node.js, has a race condition vulnerability in versions up to and including 7.5.3. This is due to an incomplete handling of Unicode path collisions in the path-reservations system. On case-insensitive or normalization-insensitive filesystems such as macOS APFS, In which it has...

CVE-2026-23950

node-tar,a Tar for Node.js, has a race condition vulnerability in versions up to and including 7.5.3. This is due to an incomplete handling of Unicode path collisions in the path-reservations system. On case-insensitive or normalization-insensitive filesystems such as macOS APFS, In which it has...

node-tar security vulnerability

node-tar is a software package for file compression/decompression developed by Isaacs. Versions of node-tar 7.5.3 and earlier contain security vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities stem from incomplete handling of Unicode path conflicts, which may lead to race conditions, allowing arbitrary file...

PT-2026-3529

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions node-tar versions up to and including 7.5.3 Description node-tar, a Tar for Node.js, contains a race condition due to incomplete handling of Unicode path collisions within the path-reservations system. This issue occurs on case-insensitive or...