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.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 3
- https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/commit/e02a4e9e013c4be95302e2eb2047a942b883c27b Patch
- https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-w8wr-v893-vjvp Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-w8wr-v893-vjvp Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 7.5 · isaacsNVD modified 2026-10-25 20:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:isaacs:tar:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
References 4
- https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/commit/e02a4e9e013c4be95302e2eb2047a942b883c27b Patch
- https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/releases/tag/v7.5.18 Release Notes
- https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-w8wr-v893-vjvp Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-w8wr-v893-vjvp Exploit, Vendor Advisory