CVE-2026-59875

EUVD-2026-42303
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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
5.3 MEDIUM
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Awaiting analysis
This vulnerability is currently awaiting analysis.
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: Unknown
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/commit/7a635c29f5edbf083557374d43984273ecfed5b3
https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/releases/tag/v7.5.17
https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-gvwx-54wh-qm9j