CVE-2026-24884

HIGH EPSS 25.3%
Published Feb 4, 20264mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Feb 4, 2026 4mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

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 Details

Base Score
7.8
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
25.3% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-59

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
node-modulescompressing* <1.10.4
node-modulescompressing2.0.0any

References 3

  • github.com https://github.com/node-modules/compressing/commit/8d16c196c7f1888fc1af957d9ff36117247cea6c
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/node-modules/compressing/commit/ce1c0131c401c071c77d5a1425bf8c88cfc16361
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/node-modules/compressing/security/advisories/GHSA-cc8f-xg8v-72m3
    ExploitVendor Advisory

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/node-modules/compressing/commit/8d16c196c7f1888fc1af957d9ff36117247cea6c
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/node-modules/compressing/commit/ce1c0131c401c071c77d5a1425bf8c88cfc16361
    Patch