Path Traversal in Isaacs (CVE-2026-23745)
Summary
Path traversal in Isaacs (CVE-2026-23745). Confidential information can be exposed externally. Mitigation: upgrade to 7.5.3 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
node-tar is a Tar for Node.js. The node-tar library (<= 7.5.2) fails to sanitize the linkpath of Link (hardlink) and SymbolicLink entries when preservePaths is false (the default secure behavior). This allows malicious archives to bypass the extraction root restriction, leading to Arbitrary File Overwrite via hardlinks and Symlink Poisoning via absolute symlink targets. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.5.3.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD GitHub Advisory OSV
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-23745 has been found in Isaacs.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 6.1/10.
What to do: upgrade Isaacs to 7.5.3 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Isaacs CVE-2026-23745" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-23745 (Isaacs) — CWE-22 / CVSS v3 6.1
Attack vector: local / unauthenticated
Patched: 7.5.3 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Path traversal (CWE-22) exists in Isaacs.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Isaacs.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.1/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Update to 7.5.3.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'Isaacs' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'Isaacs' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
Isaacsを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply patch patch
Upgrade Isaacs to 7.5.3ステージング環境で 7.5.3 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23745 node-tar Fixed in: 6.0.5+ds1+~cs11.3.9-1+deb11u3
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23745 node-tar
References
- advisory github.com
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