CVE-2026-59871

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 79% 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
Trending — 4 sources updated this weekElevated
7.5
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EPSS
21.0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 8, 2026

Last Modified

July 10, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jul 8, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github, github_commit.
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Process crash via PAX numeric path type confusion · Advisory · isaacs/node-tar · GitHub

https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-w8wr-v893-vjvp
github_commit

commit e02a4e9e013c (isaacs/node-tar)

Fix landed in isaacs/node-tar commit e02a4e9e013c — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/commit/e02a4e9e013c4be95302e2eb2047a942b883c27b

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 10× in last 30d)

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.

  1. 2026-07-11 17:11 UTCEG score recompute▲ 2.20
  2. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-10 20:19 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.5 · severity → HIGH
  5. 2026-07-10 16:44 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-09 16:16 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-07-08 15:46 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-07-08 15:45 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-59871?
CVE-2026-59871 is a high vulnerability published on July 8, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2026-59871 disclosed?
CVE-2026-59871 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 8, 2026, with the most recent update on July 10, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-59871 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-59871 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 21.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-59871?
CVE-2026-59871 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-59871?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-59871, 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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