PT-2026-56494
CVE-2026-59874
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Published
2026-06-28
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Updated
2026-11-03
Description by
CVSS 4.0
8.7
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
node-tar versions prior to 7.5.18
Description
The
tar.replace function accepts a checksum-valid tar header containing a negative base-256 encoded entry size. This causes the archive scanner to enter a loop where it repeatedly parses the same header without making progress.Recommendations
Update to version 7.5.18.
Exploitability
Exploit
Fix
Impacts
Vendors
Affected products
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