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CVE-2024-12905VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Developer Hub 1.5.2 release

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Authoritative record:CVE-2024-12905· High 7.5

Public exploit available (Exploit-DB) · CVSS 7.5 High · fixed in Red Hat package updates : patch Red Hat tar-fs as a priority.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026, 18:01 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (seal)CVSS 3.17.5
Patch
Available – fixed in 3.0.8, 2.1.2, 1.16.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitation evidence

t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Mar 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  4. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

Timeline

  1. CVE ID reserved

    by Seal Security

    , 94 days before disclosure

  2. CVE published

    on cve.org

    , t = 0

  3. First Exploit-DB entry (opens in a new tab)

    tar-fs 3.0.0 - Arbitrary File Write/Overwrite

    , 26 days after disclosure

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 3 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade tar-fs to 3.0.8, 2.1.2 or 1.16.4.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
npmtar-fspkg:npm/tar-fsOther threatsAffected
  • <1.16.4
  • >=2.0.0 <2.1.2
  • >=3.0.0 <3.0.8
Fixed in
  • 1.16.4
  • 2.1.2
  • 3.0.8

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AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, avoid automatically extracting tar files from untrusted sources to reduce risk. Red Hat's advisory does not mention any alternative mitigations or workarounds at this time.

Description

CVE-2024-12905 is a vulnerability in the tar-fs package for Node.js used by Red Hat Developer Hub. It allows unauthorized file writes or overwrites outside the intended extraction directory when extracting a malicious tar file due to improper handling of link resolution and pathname limitations. This can lead to data corruption or unauthorized file modifications without user interaction. The vulnerability is rated as important severity by Red Hat with a CVSS base score of 7.5.

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