CVE-2026-59871

node-tar is a tar archive manipulation library for Node.js. Prior to 7.5.18, node-tar coerces all-digit PAX path and linkpath values in src/pax.ts to JavaScript numbers, causing downstream path handling such as normalizeWindowsPath(entry.path).split('/') to throw an uncaught TypeError. This issue is fixed in version 7.5.18.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/commit/e02a4e9e013c4be95302e2eb2047a942b883c27b	Patch
https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/releases/tag/v7.5.18	Release Notes
https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-w8wr-v893-vjvp	Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-w8wr-v893-vjvp	Exploit Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:isaacs:tar:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-07-08 16:16

Updated : 2026-07-10 19:02

NVD link : CVE-2026-59871

Mitre link : CVE-2026-59871

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-59871

JSON object : View

Products Affected

isaacs

tar

CWE

CWE-704

Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast

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