CVE-2026-24884

Compressing is a compressing and uncompressing lib for node. In version 2.0.0 and 1.10.3 and prior, Compressing extracts TAR archives while restoring symbolic links without validating their targets. By embedding symlinks that resolve outside the intended extraction directory, an attacker can cause subsequent file entries to be written to arbitrary locations on the host file system. Depending on the extractor’s handling of existing files, this behavior may allow overwriting sensitive files or creating new files in security-critical locations. This issue has been patched in versions 1.10.4 and 2.0.1.

CVSS v3 8.4 HIGH

8.4^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.5 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/node-modules/compressing/commit/8d16c196c7f1888fc1af957d9ff36117247cea6c	Patch
https://github.com/node-modules/compressing/commit/ce1c0131c401c071c77d5a1425bf8c88cfc16361	Patch
https://github.com/node-modules/compressing/security/advisories/GHSA-cc8f-xg8v-72m3	Exploit Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:node-modules:compressing::::::node.js::*
	cpe:2.3:a:node-modules:compressing:2.0.0:::::node.js::

History

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Information

Published : 2026-02-04 20:16

Updated : 2026-02-27 20:27

NVD link : CVE-2026-24884

Mitre link : CVE-2026-24884

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-24884

JSON object : View

Products Affected

node-modules

compressing

CWE

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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