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When using default options in versions 7.5.7 and below, an attacker-controlled archive can create a hardlink inside the extraction directory that points to a file outside the extraction root, enabling arbitrary file read and write as the extracting user. Severity is high because the primitive bypasses path protections and turns archive extraction into a direct filesystem access primitive. This issue has been fixed in version 7.5.8.","status":"published","published":"2026-02-20T01:07:52Z","modified":"2026-02-20T15:35:27Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T19:48:37.056368Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-83g3-92jg-28cx","title":"Arbitrary File Read/Write via Hardlink Target Escape Through Symlink Chain in node-tar Extraction","description":"### Summary\n`tar.extract()` in Node `tar` allows an attacker-controlled archive to create a hardlink inside the extraction directory that points to a file outside the extraction root, using default options.\n\nThis enables **arbitrary file read and write** as the extracting user (no root, no chmod, no `preservePaths`).\n\nSeverity is high because the primitive bypasses path protections and turns archive extraction into a direct filesystem access primitive.\n\n### Details\nThe bypass chain uses two symlinks plus one hardlink:\n\n1. `a/b/c/up -\u003e ../..`\n2. `a/b/escape -\u003e c/up/../..`\n3. `exfil` (hardlink) -\u003e `a/b/escape/\u003ctarget-relative-to-parent-of-extract\u003e`\n\nWhy this works:\n\n- Linkpath checks are string-based and do not resolve symlinks on disk for hardlink target safety.\n  - See `STRIPABSOLUTEPATH` logic in:\n    - `../tar-audit-setuid - CVE/node_modules/tar/dist/commonjs/unpack.js:255`\n    - `../tar-audit-setuid - CVE/node_modules/tar/dist/commonjs/unpack.js:268`\n    - `../tar-audit-setuid - CVE/node_modules/tar/dist/commonjs/unpack.js:281`\n\n- Hardlink extraction resolves target as `path.resolve(cwd, entry.linkpath)` and then calls `fs.link(target, destination)`.\n  - `../tar-audit-setuid - CVE/node_modules/tar/dist/commonjs/unpack.js:566`\n  - `../tar-audit-setuid - CVE/node_modules/tar/dist/commonjs/unpack.js:567`\n  - `../tar-audit-setuid - CVE/node_modules/tar/dist/commonjs/unpack.js:703`\n\n- Parent directory safety checks (`mkdir` + symlink detection) are applied to the destination path of the extracted entry, not to the resolved hardlink target path.\n  - `../tar-audit-setuid - CVE/node_modules/tar/dist/commonjs/unpack.js:617`\n  - `../tar-audit-setuid - CVE/node_modules/tar/dist/commonjs/unpack.js:619`\n  - `../tar-audit-setuid - CVE/node_modules/tar/dist/commonjs/mkdir.js:27`\n  - `../tar-audit-setuid - CVE/node_modules/tar/dist/commonjs/mkdir.js:101`\n\nAs a result, `exfil` is created inside extraction root but linked to an external file. The PoC confirms shared inode and successful read+write via `exfil`.\n\n### PoC\n[hardlink.js](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/25240082/hardlink.js)\nEnvironment used for validation:\n\n- Node: `v25.4.0`\n- tar: `7.5.7`\n- OS: macOS Darwin 25.2.0\n- Extract options: defaults (`tar.extract({ file, cwd })`)\n\nSteps:\n\n1. Prepare/locate a `tar` module. If `require('tar')` is not available locally, set `TAR_MODULE` to an absolute path to a tar package directory.\n\n2. Run:\n\n```bash\nTAR_MODULE=\"$(cd '../tar-audit-setuid - CVE/node_modules/tar' \u0026\u0026 pwd)\" node hardlink.js\n```\n\n3. Expected vulnerable output (key lines):\n\n```text\nsame_inode=true\nread_ok=true\nwrite_ok=true\nresult=VULNERABLE\n```\n\nInterpretation:\n\n- `same_inode=true`: extracted `exfil` and external secret are the same file object.\n- `read_ok=true`: reading `exfil` leaks external content.\n- `write_ok=true`: writing `exfil` modifies external file.\n\n### Impact\nVulnerability type:\n\n- Arbitrary file read/write via archive extraction path confusion and link resolution.\n\nWho is impacted:\n\n- Any application/service that extracts attacker-controlled tar archives with Node `tar` defaults.\n- Impact scope is the privileges of the extracting process user.\n\nPotential outcomes:\n\n- Read sensitive files reachable by the process user.\n- Overwrite writable files outside extraction root.\n- Escalate impact depending on deployment context (keys, configs, scripts, app data).","status":"published","published":"2026-02-18T00:57:13Z","modified":"2026-02-20T16:47:50Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-22"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:39:26.881079Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-26960","description":"node-tar is a full-featured Tar for Node.js. When using default options in versions 7.5.7 and below, an attacker-controlled archive can create a hardlink inside the extraction directory that points to a file outside the extraction root, enabling arbitrary file read and write as the extracting user. Severity is high because the primitive bypasses path protections and turns archive extraction into a direct filesystem access primitive. This issue has been fixed in version 7.5.8.","status":"published","published":"2026-02-20T02:16:53.883Z","modified":"2026-06-17T10:26:27.197Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-22"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:12:06.63895Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2026-26960","title":"node-tar has Arbitrary File Read/Write via Hardlink Target Escape Through Symlink Chain in Extraction","description":"node-tar is a full-featured Tar for Node.js. When using default options in versions 7.5.7 and below, an attacker-controlled archive can create a hardlink inside the extraction directory that points to a file outside the extraction root, enabling arbitrary file read and write as the extracting user. Severity is high because the primitive bypasses path protections and turns archive extraction into a direct filesystem access primitive. This issue has been fixed in version 7.5.8.","status":"published","published":"2026-02-20T01:07:52.979Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:38.295466438Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-22"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:59.80315Z"},{"id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2026-26960","description":"node-tar is a full-featured Tar for Node.js. When using default options in versions 7.5.7 and below, an attacker-controlled archive can create a hardlink inside the extraction directory that points to a file outside the extraction root, enabling arbitrary file read and write as the extracting user. Severity is high because the primitive bypasses path protections and turns archive extraction into a direct filesystem access primitive. This issue has been fixed in version 7.5.8.","status":"published","published":"2026-02-20T02:16:53.883Z","modified":"2026-10-01T03:03:08.966282161Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:45:53.877573Z"},{"id":"GHSA-83g3-92jg-28cx","title":"Arbitrary File Read/Write via Hardlink Target Escape Through Symlink Chain in node-tar Extraction","description":"### Summary\n`tar.extract()` in Node `tar` allows an attacker-controlled archive to create a hardlink inside the extraction directory that points to a file outside the extraction root, using default options.\n\nThis enables **arbitrary file read and write** as the extracting user (no root, no chmod, no `preservePaths`).\n\nSeverity is high because the primitive bypasses path protections and turns archive extraction into a direct filesystem access primitive.\n\n### Details\nThe bypass chain uses two symlinks plus one hardlink:\n\n1. `a/b/c/up -\u003e ../..`\n2. `a/b/escape -\u003e c/up/../..`\n3. `exfil` (hardlink) -\u003e `a/b/escape/\u003ctarget-relative-to-parent-of-extract\u003e`\n\nWhy this works:\n\n- Linkpath checks are string-based and do not resolve symlinks on disk for hardlink target safety.\n  - See `STRIPABSOLUTEPATH` logic in:\n    - `../tar-audit-setuid - CVE/node_modules/tar/dist/commonjs/unpack.js:255`\n    - `../tar-audit-setuid - CVE/node_modules/tar/dist/commonjs/unpack.js:268`\n    - `../tar-audit-setuid - CVE/node_modules/tar/dist/commonjs/unpack.js:281`\n\n- Hardlink extraction resolves target as `path.resolve(cwd, entry.linkpath)` and then calls `fs.link(target, destination)`.\n  - `../tar-audit-setuid - CVE/node_modules/tar/dist/commonjs/unpack.js:566`\n  - `../tar-audit-setuid - CVE/node_modules/tar/dist/commonjs/unpack.js:567`\n  - `../tar-audit-setuid - CVE/node_modules/tar/dist/commonjs/unpack.js:703`\n\n- Parent directory safety checks (`mkdir` + symlink detection) are applied to the destination path of the extracted entry, not to the resolved hardlink target path.\n  - `../tar-audit-setuid - CVE/node_modules/tar/dist/commonjs/unpack.js:617`\n  - `../tar-audit-setuid - CVE/node_modules/tar/dist/commonjs/unpack.js:619`\n  - `../tar-audit-setuid - CVE/node_modules/tar/dist/commonjs/mkdir.js:27`\n  - `../tar-audit-setuid - CVE/node_modules/tar/dist/commonjs/mkdir.js:101`\n\nAs a result, `exfil` is created inside extraction root but linked to an external file. The PoC confirms shared inode and successful read+write via `exfil`.\n\n### PoC\n[hardlink.js](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/25240082/hardlink.js)\nEnvironment used for validation:\n\n- Node: `v25.4.0`\n- tar: `7.5.7`\n- OS: macOS Darwin 25.2.0\n- Extract options: defaults (`tar.extract({ file, cwd })`)\n\nSteps:\n\n1. Prepare/locate a `tar` module. If `require('tar')` is not available locally, set `TAR_MODULE` to an absolute path to a tar package directory.\n\n2. Run:\n\n```bash\nTAR_MODULE=\"$(cd '../tar-audit-setuid - CVE/node_modules/tar' \u0026\u0026 pwd)\" node hardlink.js\n```\n\n3. Expected vulnerable output (key lines):\n\n```text\nsame_inode=true\nread_ok=true\nwrite_ok=true\nresult=VULNERABLE\n```\n\nInterpretation:\n\n- `same_inode=true`: extracted `exfil` and external secret are the same file object.\n- `read_ok=true`: reading `exfil` leaks external content.\n- `write_ok=true`: writing `exfil` modifies external file.\n\n### Impact\nVulnerability type:\n\n- Arbitrary file read/write via archive extraction path confusion and link resolution.\n\nWho is impacted:\n\n- Any application/service that extracts attacker-controlled tar archives with Node `tar` defaults.\n- Impact scope is the privileges of the extracting process user.\n\nPotential outcomes:\n\n- Read sensitive files reachable by the process user.\n- Overwrite writable files outside extraction root.\n- Escalate impact depending on deployment context (keys, configs, scripts, app data).","status":"published","published":"2026-02-18T00:57:13Z","modified":"2026-09-10T03:50:34.41849327Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-22"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:41.732368Z"},{"id":"ROOT-APP-NPM-CVE-2026-26960","title":"CVE-2026-26960 in tar - Patched by Root","description":"Root has patched CVE-2026-26960 in the tar package for Root:npm. Multiple fixed versions available.","status":"published","published":"2026-11-03T05:38:33Z","modified":"2026-11-03T06:15:04.56134149Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T06:41:39.834803Z"},{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2026-26960","description":"node-tar is a full-featured Tar for Node.js. When using default options in versions 7.5.7 and below, an attacker-controlled archive can create a hardlink inside the extraction directory that points to a file outside the extraction root, enabling arbitrary file read and write as the extracting user. Severity is high because the primitive bypasses path protections and turns archive extraction into a direct filesystem access primitive. This issue has been fixed in version 7.5.8.","status":"published","published":"2026-02-20T02:16:00Z","modified":"2026-10-17T12:56:18.254448684Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high"},{"version":"3.1","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:56:08.726452Z"},{"id":"CLSA-2026-1773188129","title":"TuxCare security update for tar (7 CVEs)","description":"TuxCare rebuilt tar to address 7 CVEs. Fixed in 2.2.2-tuxcare.1.","status":"published","published":"2026-08-04T14:52:12Z","modified":"2026-10-15T09:47:27.769618678Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:43:43.249928Z"},{"id":"CLSA-2026-1773533794","title":"TuxCare security update for tar (6 CVEs)","description":"TuxCare rebuilt tar to address 6 CVEs. Fixed in 6.2.1-tuxcare.1.","status":"published","published":"2026-08-04T14:52:12Z","modified":"2026-10-15T09:47:28.780703773Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:43:43.621843Z"},{"id":"CLSA-2026-1773706632","title":"TuxCare security update for tar (4 CVEs)","description":"TuxCare rebuilt tar to address 4 CVEs. Fixed in 1.0.3-tuxcare.2.","status":"published","published":"2026-08-04T14:52:13Z","modified":"2026-10-15T09:47:47.069240169Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:43:43.621843Z"},{"id":"CLSA-2026-1783904631","title":"TuxCare security update for tar (3 CVEs)","description":"TuxCare rebuilt tar to address 3 CVEs. Fixed in 6.1.15-tuxcare.1.","status":"published","published":"2026-08-04T14:52:43Z","modified":"2026-10-15T09:47:35.021196481Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:43:46.151924Z"},{"id":"CLSA-2026-1784509856","title":"TuxCare security update for tar (2 CVEs)","description":"TuxCare rebuilt tar to address 2 CVEs. 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