CVE-2026-24909
vlt Mishandles Path Sanitization for tar
5.9
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.01%
Description
vlt before 1.0.0-rc.10 mishandles path sanitization for tar, leading to path traversal during extraction.
How to fix CVE-2026-24909
To remediate CVE-2026-24909, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- npm/@vltpkg/tar—upgrade to 1.0.0-rc.10 or later
Is CVE-2026-24909 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.0.0-rc.10
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N |