CVE-2026-29786

MEDIUM
2026-03-07 [email protected] GHSA-qffp-2rhf-9h96
6.3
CVSS 3.1
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CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
Mar 12, 2026 - 21:55 vuln.today
PoC Detected
Mar 11, 2026 - 21:50 vuln.today
Public exploit code
Patch Released
Mar 11, 2026 - 21:50 nvd
Patch available
CVE Published
Mar 07, 2026 - 16:15 nvd
MEDIUM 6.3

Tags

D-Link Node.js Tar

Description

node-tar is a full-featured Tar for Node.js. Prior to version 7.5.10, tar can be tricked into creating a hardlink that points outside the extraction directory by using a drive-relative link target such as C:../target.txt, which enables file overwrite outside cwd during normal tar.x() extraction. This issue has been patched in version 7.5.10.

Analysis

Path traversal in node-tar versions prior to 7.5.10 allows local attackers to write files outside the intended extraction directory by exploiting drive-relative link targets during archive extraction. An attacker with the ability to create or modify tar archives can overwrite arbitrary files on the system with elevated privileges. …

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Remediation

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Priority Score

52
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +0.0
CVSS: +32
POC: +20

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