Medium severity5.3OSV Advisory· Published Jul 8, 2026· Updated Jul 10, 2026
CVE-2026-59871
CVE-2026-59871
Description
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
tarnpm | < 7.5.18 | 7.5.18 |
Affected products
39- osv-coords36 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/actions-runnerpkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-18.1pkg:apk/chainguard/opensearch-dashboards-2pkg:apk/chainguard/opensearch-dashboards-2-fipspkg:apk/chainguard/prismpkg:apk/chainguard/pulumi-language-nodejspkg:apk/chainguard/safpkg:apk/chainguard/wazuh-dashboardpkg:apk/chainguard/code-serverpkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-19.0pkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-19.1pkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-19.2pkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-fips-18.1pkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-fips-19.0pkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-fips-19.1pkg:apk/chainguard/gitlab-rails-ce-fips-19.2pkg:apk/chainguard/graalvm-25-ce-nodejspkg:apk/chainguard/homepagepkg:apk/chainguard/kibana-9.0pkg:apk/chainguard/kibana-9.0-bitnamipkg:apk/chainguard/kibana-9.0-iamguardedpkg:apk/chainguard/kibana-9.2pkg:apk/chainguard/kibana-9.2-iamguardedpkg:apk/chainguard/kubeflow-centraldashboardpkg:apk/chainguard/lernapkg:apk/chainguard/npmpkg:apk/chainguard/sqlpadpkg:apk/chainguard/wazuh-dashboard-fipspkg:apk/wolfi/code-serverpkg:apk/wolfi/kubeflow-centraldashboardpkg:apk/wolfi/lernapkg:apk/wolfi/npmpkg:apk/wolfi/prismpkg:apk/wolfi/pulumi-language-nodejspkg:apk/wolfi/safpkg:apk/wolfi/sqlpad
< 2.336.0-r1+ 35 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.336.0-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 18.1.6-r31
- (no CPE)range: < 2.19.6-r4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.19.5-r18
- (no CPE)range: < 5.16.0-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.253.0-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.0-r3
- (no CPE)range: < 4.14.6-r6
- (no CPE)range: < 4.129.0-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 19.0.4-r10
- (no CPE)range: < 19.1.2-r8
- (no CPE)range: < 19.2.2-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 18.1.6-r61
- (no CPE)range: < 19.0.4-r7
- (no CPE)range: < 19.1.2-r9
- (no CPE)range: < 19.2.1-r4
- (no CPE)range: < 25.0.4-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.13.2-r5
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.8-r34
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.8-r34
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.8-r34
- (no CPE)range: < 9.2.8-r17
- (no CPE)range: < 9.2.8-r17
- (no CPE)range: < 1.10.0-r25
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.7-r11
- (no CPE)range: < 12.0.0-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.5.7-r29
- (no CPE)range: < 4.14.6-r4
- (no CPE)range: < 4.129.0-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.10.0-r25
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.7-r11
- (no CPE)range: < 12.0.0-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.16.0-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.253.0-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.0-r3
- (no CPE)range: < 7.5.7-r29
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- github.com/isaacs/node-tar/commit/e02a4e9e013c4be95302e2eb2047a942b883c27bnvdPatchWEB
- github.com/isaacs/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-w8wr-v893-vjvpnvdExploitVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-w8wr-v893-vjvpghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59871ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/isaacs/node-tar/releases/tag/v7.5.18nvdRelease NotesWEB
News mentions
1- Node Tar: Four Archive Handling Flaws Patched in Same-Day DisclosureVypr Intelligence · Jul 9, 2026