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CVE-2026-59871: node-tar is a tar archive manipulation library for Node.js. Prior to 7.5.18, node-tar coerces all-digit PAX path and linkpath values in src/pax.ts to JavaScript numbers, causing do

mediumCVSS 5.3CVE-2026-59871
node-tar is a tar archive manipulation library for Node.js. Prior to 7.5.18, node-tar coerces all-digit PAX path and linkpath values in src/pax.ts to JavaScript numbers, causing downstream path handling such as normalizeWindowsPath(entry.path).split('/') to throw an uncaught TypeError. This issue is fixed in version 7.5.18.

Details

Source
NVD Recent CVEs (US · database · site)
Severity
medium — CVSS 5.3
Published
2026-07-08
Last updated
2026-07-10
Exploitation
Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59871

Exploitation outlook

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Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2026-59871coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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