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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-31802

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-31802 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

node-tar is a full-featured Tar for Node.js. Prior to version 7.5.11, tar (npm) can be tricked into creating a symlink that points outside the extraction directory by using a drive-relative symlink target such as C:../../../target.txt, which enables file overwrite outside cwd during normal tar.x() extraction. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.5.11.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14node-tar0, 6.2.1+ds1+~cs6.1.13-2, 6.2.1+ds1+~cs6.1.13-4
Debian:11node-tar0, 6.0.5+ds1+~cs11.3.9-1, 6.0.5+ds1+~cs11.3.9-1+deb11u1

Timeline

  • Mar 10, 2026 CVE Published
  • Apr 29, 2026 CVE Updated
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