CVE-2025-59343: tar-fs has a symlink validation bypass if destination directory is predictable with a specific tarball
Affects tar-fsSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High : upgrade to 3.1.1 soon.
Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 22:52 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (GitHub_M) | CVSS 4.0 | 8.7 |
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- Patch
- Available – fixed in 3.1.1, 2.1.4, 1.16.6
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 24 Sep 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
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 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade tar-fs to 3.1.1; tar-fs to 2.1.4; tar-fs to 1.16.6.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| npmtar-fs | Affected
| Fixed in
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| npmtar-fs | Affected
| Fixed in
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| npmtar-fs | Affected
| Fixed in
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Description
### Impact v3.1.0, v2.1.3, v1.16.5 and below ### Patches Has been patched in 3.1.1, 2.1.4, and 1.16.6 ### Workarounds You can use the ignore option to ignore non files/directories. ```js ignore (_, header) { // pass files & directories, ignore e.g. symlinks return header.type !== 'file' && header.type !== 'directory' } ``` ### Credit Reported by: Mapta / BugBunny_ai
References
- github.com/mafintosh/tar-fs/security/advisories/GHSA-vj76-c3g6-qr5v (opens in a new tab)
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59343 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/mafintosh/tar-fs/commit/0bd54cdf06da2b7b5b95cd4b062c9f4e0a8c4e09 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/mafintosh/tar-fs (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00028.html (opens in a new tab)