CVE-2025-59343GHSA-VJ76-C3G6-QR5V
tar-fs has a symlink validation bypass if destination directory is predictable with a specific tarball
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 3.1.1, 2.1.3, 1.16.5, 2.1.4, 1.16.6
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
CISA's decision points: whether it is exploited, whether attacks can be automated, and how much control an attacker gets. Assessed (SSVC 2.0.3).What do these mean? →
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: partial
Summary
tar-fs provides filesystem bindings for tar-stream. Versions prior to 3.1.1, 2.1.3, and 1.16.5 are vulnerable to symlink validation bypass if the destination directory is predictable with a specific tarball. This issue has been patched in version 3.1.1, 2.1.4, and 1.16.6. A workaround involves using the ignore option on non files/directories.
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- mafintosh tar-fs
From 3.0.0 · fixed in 3.1.1; From 2.0.0 · fixed in 2.1.3; fixed in 1.16.5
- tar-fsnpm
From 3.0.0 · fixed in 3.1.1
- tar-fsnpm
From 2.0.0 · fixed in 2.1.4
- tar-fsnpm
fixed in 1.16.6