node-modules compressing up to 1.10.3/2.0.0 TAR Archive Extraction link following

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A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in node-modules compressing up to 1.10.3/2.0.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component TAR Archive Extraction. Such manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-24884. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability was found in node-modules compressing up to 1.10.3/2.0.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component TAR Archive Extraction. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-24884 since 01/27/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 1.10.4 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 8d16c196c7f1888fc1af957d9ff36117247cea6c is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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• node-modules

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• compressing

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• 1.10.0
• 1.10.1
• 1.10.2
• 1.10.3
• 2.0

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• open-source

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• Product: https://github.com/node-modules/compressing/

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