Description
The decompress package for Node.js extracts archives. Prior to 10.2.1 and 11.1.3, archive extraction can create files and links outside the target directory. When extracting an archive to a directory, a crafted archive can read or write files outside that directory because hardlink and symlink entries are created without checking where targets point, path containment used a string prefix comparison, and file modes failed to remove setuid, setgid, or sticky bits. This issue is fixed in @xhmikosr/decompress versions 10.2.1 and 11.1.3.
Published: 2026-07-14
Score: 9.1 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-mp2f-45pm-3cg9 Decompress: Archive extraction can create files and links outside of the target directory
History

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Description The decompress package for Node.js extracts archives. Prior to 10.2.1 and 11.1.3, archive extraction can create files and links outside the target directory. When extracting an archive to a directory, a crafted archive can read or write files outside that directory because hardlink and symlink entries are created without checking where targets point, path containment used a string prefix comparison, and file modes failed to remove setuid, setgid, or sticky bits. This issue is fixed in @xhmikosr/decompress versions 10.2.1 and 11.1.3.
Title decompress: Archive extraction can create files and links outside the target directory
Weaknesses CWE-22
CWE-59
CWE-732
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-15T13:26:56.864Z

Reserved: 2026-06-09T17:05:25.058Z

Link: CVE-2026-53486

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Updated: 2026-07-15T13:24:15.533Z

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Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-07-14T20:07:14Z

Links: CVE-2026-53486 - Bugzilla

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