PoC Index

CVE-2026-24842

HIGH 8.2EPSS 0.5%

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.

CVSS v3.1
8.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
CVSS v3.1
8.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
CVSS v3.1
8.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
EPSS
0.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 44th percentile
Published
2026-01-28
Updated
2026-09-01

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

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