Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-69874

nanotar through 0.2.0 has a path traversal vulnerability in parseTar() and parseTarGzip() that allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files outside the intended extraction dire

Published Feb 11, 2026 · catalog updated Feb 12, 2026 · nanotar through 0.2.0 has

Last checked Nov 6, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-69874. EPSS is 0.94%. Act only if a listed version of nanotar through 0.2.0 has is installed.

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  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (nanotar through 0.2.0 has).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.94%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor n/a n/a n/a

nanotar through 0.2.0 has a path traversal vulnerability in parseTar() and parseTarGzip() that allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files outside the intended extraction directory via a crafted tar archive containing path traversal sequence.

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How to fix CVE-2025-69874

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-69874. EPSS is 0.94%. Act only if a listed version of nanotar through 0.2.0 has is installed.

Which versions are affected?

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What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.94%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 11, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    nanotar through 0.2.0 has a path traversal vulnerability in parseTar() and parseTarGzip() that allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files outside the intended extraction directory via a crafted tar archive containing path traversal sequence.

  2. Feb 12, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    nanotar through 0.2.0 has a path traversal vulnerability in parseTar() and parseTarGzip() that allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files outside the intended extraction directory via a crafted tar archive containing path traversal sequence.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-69874

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-69874

    30-day exploitation probability 0.94%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-207397

    nanotar through 0.2.0 has a path traversal vulnerability in parseTar() and parseTarGzip() that allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files outside the intended extraction directory via a crafted tar archive containing path traversal sequence.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 6, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 6, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • EUVDNov 3, 2026