CVE catalog

CVE-2026-24842

node-tar: CVE-2026-24842

Severity: High · CVSS 8.2CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
Published: Jan 28, 2026, 12:20:13 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.61% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	node-tar	sid	`7.5.22+~4.0.1-1`	fixed
Debian	node-tar	forky	`7.5.22+~4.0.1-1`	fixed
Debian	node-tar	trixie	`6.2.1+~cs7.0.8-1+deb13u1`	not affected
Debian	node-tar	bookworm	`6.1.13+~cs7.0.5-1`	not affected
Debian	node-tar	bookworm-security	`6.1.13+~cs7.0.5-1+deb12u1`	not affected
Npm	tar	Not reported	`7.5.7`	fixed
Cpe	tar	Not reported	`7.5.7`	fixed
Opensuse	pnpm	tumbleweed	`10.32.1-1.1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	node-tar	source	sid	`6.2.1+ds1+~cs6.1.13-10`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	node-tar	source	forky	`6.2.1+ds1+~cs6.1.13-10`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	node-tar	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	node-tar	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Npm	tar	npm	Not reported	`7.5.7`	Not reported	GHSA-34X7-HFP2-RC4V	Not reported
Cpe	tar	cpe	Not reported	`7.5.7`	Not reported	NVD-CVE-2026-24842	Not reported
Opensuse	pnpm	rpm	tumbleweed	`10.32.1-1.1`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10410-1	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

[pnpm-bash-completion]Unknown
Source package: [pnpm]
Details (1)
- 11.9.0-1.1 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 10.32.1-1.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · pnpm · opensuse · tumbleweed
[pnpm-fish-completion]Unknown
Source package: [pnpm]
Details (1)
- 11.9.0-1.1 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 10.32.1-1.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · pnpm · opensuse · tumbleweed
[pnpm-zsh-completion]Unknown
Source package: [pnpm]
Details (1)
- 11.9.0-1.1 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 10.32.1-1.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · pnpm · opensuse · tumbleweed
[pnpm]Fixed
Source package: [pnpm]
Details (1)
- 11.9.0-1.1 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Fixed · Fixed: 10.32.1-1.1
  dsa · pnpm · opensuse · tumbleweed

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[node-tar]Not affected
Details (4)
- 6.1.13+~cs7.0.5-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · node-tar · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.13+~cs7.0.5-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · node-tar · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.13+~cs7.0.5-1+deb12u1 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · node-tar · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.13+~cs7.0.5-1+deb12u1 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · node-tar · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 24, 2026, 1:11:26 AM UTC

References

[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]