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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-26960

node-tar is a full-featured Tar for Node.js.

Published Feb 20, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · node-tar is a full-featured

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-26960. EPSS is 0.21%. Act only if a listed version of node-tar is a full-featured is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (node-tar is a full-featured).
  • 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.
Severity
High7.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.21%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe isaacs/tar

node-tar is a full-featured Tar for Node.js. When using default options in versions 7.5.7 and below, an attacker-controlled archive can create a hardlink inside the extraction directory that points to a file outside the extraction root, enabling arbitrary file read and write as the extracting user. Severity is high because the primitive bypasses path protections and turns archive extraction into a direct filesystem access primitive. This issue has been fixed in version 7.5.8.

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  • cpe isaacs/tarversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-26960

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-2026-26960. EPSS is 0.21%. Act only if a listed version of node-tar is a full-featured is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-22: Path Traversal. EPSS 0.21%. 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 20, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    node-tar is a full-featured Tar for Node.js. When using default options in versions 7.5.7 and below, an attacker-controlled archive can create a hardlink inside the extraction directory that points to a file outside the extraction root, enabling arbitrary file read and write as the extracting user. Severity is high because the primitive bypasses path protections and turns archive extraction into a

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    node-tar is a full-featured Tar for Node.js. When using default options in versions 7.5.7 and below, an attacker-controlled archive can create a hardlink inside the extraction directory that points to a file outside the extraction root, enabling arbitrary file read and write as the extracting user. Severity is high because the primitive bypasses path protections and turns archive extraction into a

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-26960

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-26960

    30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-26960

    node-tar is a full-featured Tar for Node.js. When using default options in versions 7.5.7 and below, an attacker-controlled archive can create a hardlink inside the extraction directory that points to a file outside the extraction root, enabling arbitrary file read and write as t

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.