CVE-2026-59875

node-tar: Uncaught Exception DoS via NUL byte in PAX path/linkpath records

Published Jul 8, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
node-tar is a tar archive manipulation library for Node.js. Prior to 7.5.17, node-tar does not strip NUL bytes from PAX path and linkpath records in src/pax.ts, allowing a crafted archive with values to reach fs.lstat or fs.open and terminate the process with an uncaught exception. This issue is fixed in version 7.5.17.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-gvwx-54wh-qm9j node-tar: Uncaught Exception DoS via NUL byte in PAX path/linkpath records
History
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First Time appeared Isaacs
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Vendors & Products Isaacs
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description node-tar is a tar archive manipulation library for Node.js. Prior to 7.5.17, node-tar does not strip NUL bytes from PAX path and linkpath records in src/pax.ts, allowing a crafted archive with values to reach fs.lstat or fs.open and terminate the process with an uncaught exception. This issue is fixed in version 7.5.17.
Title node-tar: Uncaught Exception DoS via NUL byte in PAX path/linkpath records
Weaknesses CWE-248
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Jul 9, 2026, 1:45 PM
Reserved
Jul 7, 2026, 3:41 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jul 8, 2026, 4:16 PM
Modified
Oct 25, 2026, 5:10 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jul 8, 2026, 3:20 PM