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.
Published: 2026-07-08
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Isaacs
Isaacs tar
Vendors & Products Isaacs
Isaacs tar

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-170
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

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


Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:45:00 +0000

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'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-09T13:45:44.160Z

Reserved: 2026-07-07T15:41:53.607Z

Link: CVE-2026-59875

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Updated: 2026-07-09T13:44:17.889Z

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Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-07-08T15:20:29Z

Links: CVE-2026-59875 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-07-10T14:45:15Z

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