CVE-2026-24842

HIGHPre-NVD 8.28.2—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.2 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.0%, top 92% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
Elevated
8.2
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 8.2Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

node-tar,a Tar for Node.js, contains a vulnerability in versions prior to 7.5.7 where the security check for hardlink entries uses different path resolution semantics than the actual hardlink creation logic. This mismatch allows an attacker to craft a malicious TAR archive that bypasses path traversal protections and creates hardlinks to arbitrary files outside the extraction directory. Version 7.5.7 contains a fix for the issue.

CVSS v3
8.2
EG Score
8.2(medium)
EPSS
41.8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

January 28, 2026

Last Modified

July 15, 2026

Advisory Details (10)

Auto-updated Jun 30, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github_commit, github, redhat.
redhat Patch Available

2433645 – (CVE-2026-24842) CVE-2026-24842 node-tar: tar: node-tar: Arbitrary file creation via path traversal bypass in hardlink security check

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2433645
redhat Patch Available

cve-details

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-24842
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6192
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5447
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33371
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2900
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Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18868
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18480
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Arbitrary File Read/Overwrite via Hardlink Path Traversal in node-tar · Advisory · isaacs/node-tar · GitHub

https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-34x7-hfp2-rc4v
github_commit

commit f4a7aa9bc3d7 (isaacs/node-tar)

Fix landed in isaacs/node-tar commit f4a7aa9bc3d7 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/commit/f4a7aa9bc3d717c987fdf1480ff7a64e87ffdb46

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-24842(6)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(5)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatlinux-sgx-0:2.26-7.el102026-05-19redhat
redhatlinux-sgx-0:2.26-7.el92026-05-19redhat
redhatdevspaces/dashboard-rhel9:17744765262026-03-30redhat
redhatrhtas/rekor-search-ui-rhel9:17733083152026-03-23redhat
redhatnetwork-observability/network-observability-console-plugin-rhel9:17712276502026-02-18redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
npm(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
tar—7.5.7—

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-24842?
CVE-2026-24842 is a high vulnerability published on January 28, 2026. node-tar,a Tar for Node.js, contains a vulnerability in versions prior to 7.5.7 where the security check for hardlink entries uses different path resolution semantics than the actual hardlink creation logic. This mismatch allows an attacker to craft a malicious TAR archive that bypasses path…
When was CVE-2026-24842 disclosed?
CVE-2026-24842 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 28, 2026, with the most recent update on July 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-24842 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-24842 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 41.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-24842?
CVE-2026-24842 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.2 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-24842?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-24842, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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