CVE 8.7 HIGH

tar-fs has a symlink validation bypass if destination directory is predictable with a specific tarball_CVE-2025-59343

8.7 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Description

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.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2025-59343
Source GitHub_M
Published Sep 24, 2025 at 17:43

Affected Product

Vendor mafintosh
Product tar-fs
Version >= 3.0.0, < 3.1.1
Affected Versions mafintosh tar-fs >= 3.0.0, < 3.1.1
mafintosh tar-fs >= 2.0.0, < 2.1.3
mafintosh tar-fs < 1.16.5

CWE Classification

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