8.4
/ 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
Compressing is a compressing and uncompressing lib for node. Prior to 2.1.1 and 1.10.5, the patch for CVE-2026-24884 relies on a purely logical string validation within the isPathWithinParent utility. This check verifies if a resolved path string starts with the destination directory string but fails to account for the actual filesystem state. By exploiting this "Logical vs. Physical" divergence, an attacker can bypass the security check using a Directory Poisoning technique (pre-existing symbolic links). This vulnerability is fixed in 2.1.1 and 1.10.5.
Basic Information
ID
CVE-2026-40931
Source
GitHub_M
Published
Apr 21, 2026 at 20:57
Affected Product
Vendor
node-modules
Product
compressing
Version
>=2.0.0, < 2.1.1
Affected Versions
node-modules compressing >=2.0.0, < 2.1.1
node-modules compressing < 1.10.5
node-modules compressing < 1.10.5