CVE-2026-24909

Medium

Description

vlt before 1.0.0-rc.10 mishandles path sanitization for tar, leading to path traversal during extraction.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.9
Exploit probability—
Product@vltpkg/tar
PublishedJan 27, 2026
First seenJan 27, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-23CWE-23

How to fix

Update
  • @vltpkg/tar1.0.0-rc.10 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
@vltpkg/tarnpmv < 1.0.0-rc.101.0.0-rc.10

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