node-tar has Arbitrary File Read/Write via Hardlink Target Escape Through Symlink Chain in Extraction
CVE-2026-26960 is fixed in 31 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-26960, released February 20, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
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.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| node-tar · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.1.13+~cs7.0.5-1+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-26960 | Feb 20, 2026 |
| node-tar · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.2.1+~cs7.0.8-1+deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-26960 | Feb 20, 2026 |
| node-tar · Debian 14 | 6.2.1+ds1+~cs6.1.13-8 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-26960 | Feb 20, 2026 |
| nodejs20 · amzn 2023 | 1:20.20.1-1.amzn2023.0.2 | ALAS2023-2026-1484 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| nodejs20-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:20.20.1-1.amzn2023.0.2 | ALAS2023-2026-1484 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| nodejs20-debugsource · amzn 2023 | 1:20.20.1-1.amzn2023.0.2 | ALAS2023-2026-1484 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| nodejs20-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:20.20.1-1.amzn2023.0.2 | ALAS2023-2026-1484 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| nodejs20-docs · amzn 2023 | 1:20.20.1-1.amzn2023.0.2 | ALAS2023-2026-1484 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| nodejs20-full-i18n · amzn 2023 | 1:20.20.1-1.amzn2023.0.2 | ALAS2023-2026-1484 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| nodejs20-libs · amzn 2023 | 1:20.20.1-1.amzn2023.0.2 | ALAS2023-2026-1484 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| nodejs20-libs-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:20.20.1-1.amzn2023.0.2 | ALAS2023-2026-1484 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| nodejs20-npm · amzn 2023 | 1:10.8.2-1.20.20.1.1.amzn2023.0.2 | ALAS2023-2026-1484 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| nodejs22 · amzn 2023 | 1:22.22.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1483 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| nodejs22-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:22.22.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1483 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| nodejs22-debugsource · amzn 2023 | 1:22.22.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1483 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| nodejs22-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:22.22.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1483 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| nodejs22-docs · amzn 2023 | 1:22.22.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1483 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| nodejs22-full-i18n · amzn 2023 | 1:22.22.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1483 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| nodejs22-libs · amzn 2023 | 1:22.22.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1483 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| nodejs22-libs-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:22.22.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1483 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| nodejs22-npm · amzn 2023 | 1:10.9.4-1.22.22.1.1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1483 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| nodejs24 · amzn 2023 | 1:24.14.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1578 | Apr 13, 2026 |
| nodejs24-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:24.14.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1578 | Apr 13, 2026 |
| nodejs24-debugsource · amzn 2023 | 1:24.14.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1578 | Apr 13, 2026 |
| nodejs24-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:24.14.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1578 | Apr 13, 2026 |
| nodejs24-docs · amzn 2023 | 1:24.14.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1578 | Apr 13, 2026 |
| nodejs24-full-i18n · amzn 2023 | 1:24.14.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1578 | Apr 13, 2026 |
| nodejs24-libs · amzn 2023 | 1:24.14.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1578 | Apr 13, 2026 |
| nodejs24-libs-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:24.14.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1578 | Apr 13, 2026 |
| nodejs24-npm · amzn 2023 | 1:11.11.0-1.24.14.1.1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1578 | Apr 13, 2026 |
| v8-11.3-devel · amzn 2023 | 3:11.3.244.8-1.20.20.1.1.amzn2023.0.2 | ALAS2023-2026-1484 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| v8-12.4-devel · amzn 2023 | 3:12.4.254.21-1.22.22.1.1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1483 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| v8-13.6-devel · amzn 2023 | 3:13.6.233.17-1.24.14.1.1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-1578 | Apr 13, 2026 |
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