CVE-2026-59875
Medium
Description
node-tar is a tar archive manipulation library for Node.js. Prior to 7.5.17, node-tar does not strip NUL bytes from PAX path and linkpath records in src/pax.ts, allowing a crafted archive with values to reach fs.lstat or fs.open and terminate the process with an uncaught exception. This issue is fixed in version 7.5.17.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.3
Exploit probability—
ProductTar
PublishedJul 8, 2026
First seenJul 8, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-248CWE-248
How to fix
Update
- tar7.5.17 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| tarnpm | v < 7.5.17 | 7.5.17 |
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