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-2026-23745 node-tar Vulnerable to Arbitrary File Overwrite and Symlink Poisoning via Insufficient Path Sanitization

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-2026-23745

node-tar (Tar for Node.js) vulnerability CVE-2026-23745: the library fails to sanitize the linkpath of Link (hardlink) and SymbolicLink entries when preservePaths is false, allowing bypass of extraction root restrictions and leading to Arbitrary File Overwrite via hardlinks and Symlink Poisoning ...

Design/Logic Flaw

The npm package "tar" aka node-tar before versions 6.1.1, 5.0.6, 4.4.14, and 3.3.2 has a arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite vulnerability due to insufficient absolute path sanitization. node-tar aims to prevent extraction of absolute file paths by turning absolute paths into relative paths when th...

Arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite due to insufficient absolute path sanitization

Overview The tar package has a high severity vulnerability before versions 3.2.2, 4.4.14, 5.0.6, and 6.1.1. Impact Arbitrary File Creation, Arbitrary File Overwrite, Arbitrary Code Execution node-tar aims to prevent extraction of absolute file paths by turning absolute paths into relative paths...