node-tar is a Tar for Node.js. The node-tar library (<= 7.5.2) fails to sanitize the linkpath of Link (hardlink) and SymbolicLink entries when preservePaths is false (the default secure behavior). This allows malicious archives to bypass the extraction root restriction, leading to Arbitrary File Overwrite via hardlinks and Symlink Poisoning via absolute symlink targets. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.5.3.
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| Description | node-tar is a Tar for Node.js. The node-tar library (<= 7.5.2) fails to sanitize the linkpath of Link (hardlink) and SymbolicLink entries when preservePaths is false (the default secure behavior). This allows malicious archives to bypass the extraction root restriction, leading to Arbitrary File Overwrite via hardlinks and Symlink Poisoning via absolute symlink targets. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.5.3. | |
| Title | node-tar Vulnerable to Arbitrary File Overwrite and Symlink Poisoning via Insufficient Path Sanitization | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-22 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published: 2026-01-16T22:00:08.769Z
Updated: 2026-01-20T14:53:24.513Z
Reserved: 2026-01-15T15:45:01.958Z
Link: CVE-2026-23745
Updated: 2026-01-20T14:53:15.313Z
Status : Received
Published: 2026-01-16T22:16:26.830
Modified: 2026-01-16T22:16:26.830
Link: CVE-2026-23745