CVE-2026-26960 — node-tar has Arbitrary File Read/Write via Hardlink Target Escape Through Symlink Chain in Extraction
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 d…
Published: 2026-02-20 · CVSS: 7.1 · CVSS 3.1
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.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7