CVE-2026-248428.2HighCWE-22

CVE-2026-24842: node-tar Vulnerable to Arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite via Hardlink Path Traversal

isaacs · node-tar

Vendor fix available · Affected: isaacs node-tar · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)

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0.6%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

49th percentile

050100

Higher than 49% of scored CVEs

8.2HighCVSS 3.1

LowMediumHighCrit.

DescriptionCVE.org

node-tar,a Tar for Node.js, contains a vulnerability in versions prior to 7.5.7 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 hardlinks to arbitrary files outside the extraction directory. Version 7.5.7 contains a fix for the issue.

Affected products1

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isaacs · node-tar< 7.5.7

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Exploitation: Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Path Traversal · File and Path Handling
Vendor: isaacs
Published: January 2026
Band: Unlikely (under 1%), January 2026

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