CVE-2026-59875
node-tar: Uncaught Exception DoS via NUL byte in PAX path/linkpath records
5.3
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.29%
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.
How to fix CVE-2026-59875
To remediate CVE-2026-59875, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 7.5.17 or later
Is CVE-2026-59875 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 7.5.17
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |