CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-53655
node-tar is a full-featured Tar for Node.js. Prior to 7.5.16, tar (node-tar) applies a PAX extended header's size= record (and other PAX overrides) to the next header entry of any type, including intermediary metadata headers such as a GNU long-name (L) or long-link (K) entry. Per POSIX pax, a PAX extended header (x) describes the next file entry, not the intermediary extension headers that may sit between the x header and the file it annotates. Because node-tar lets the PAX size override the by
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"node-tar","vendor":"isaacs","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 7.5.16"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:c8b3d56f1ab95f457f5494e2214a97138d78aba7de1a8cb02c328c5ccd384f91 · sha256:682b7fe93b03ff38… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"LOCAL","baseScore":6.9,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","privilegesRequired":"NONE","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","subConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","subIntegrityImpact":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","vulnIntegrityImpact":"HIGH"},"metric_type":"cvssV4_0"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:c8b3d56f1ab95f457f5494e2214a97138d78aba7de1a8cb02c328c5ccd384f91 · sha256:682b7fe93b03ff38… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV4_0
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-436","description":"CWE-436: Interpretation Conflict","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:c8b3d56f1ab95f457f5494e2214a97138d78aba7de1a8cb02c328c5ccd384f91 · sha256:682b7fe93b03ff38… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
2 source assertions{"tags":["exploit"],"url":"https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-vmf3-w455-68vh"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:c8b3d56f1ab95f457f5494e2214a97138d78aba7de1a8cb02c328c5ccd384f91 · sha256:682b7fe93b03ff38… · /containers/adp/0/references/0
{"name":"https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-vmf3-w455-68vh","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-vmf3-w455-68vh"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:c8b3d56f1ab95f457f5494e2214a97138d78aba7de1a8cb02c328c5ccd384f91 · sha256:682b7fe93b03ff38… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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