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National Vulnerability Database

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  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-53486 Detail

Description

The decompress package for Node.js extracts archives. Prior to 10.2.1 and 11.1.3, archive extraction can create files and links outside the target directory. When extracting an archive to a directory, a crafted archive can read or write files outside that directory because hardlink and symlink entries are created without checking where targets point, path containment used a string prefix comparison, and file modes failed to remove setuid, setgid, or sticky bits. This issue is fixed in @xhmikosr/decompress versions 10.2.1 and 11.1.3.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://github.com/XhmikosR/decompress/commit/281cefa00cd4275c10479bc5f1abba6b14dee8bd GitHub, Inc.
https://github.com/XhmikosR/decompress/commit/60b5299402e72b0b53ca2e55222e9a1ccb44afae GitHub, Inc.
https://github.com/XhmikosR/decompress/commit/9fcda4b0a66ca22dc8d337f9b0e7c30293c5fb89 GitHub, Inc.
https://github.com/XhmikosR/decompress/commit/aca5aac415dc04a6fae5200e51368cff436a09dd GitHub, Inc.
https://github.com/XhmikosR/decompress/releases/tag/v10.2.1 GitHub, Inc.
https://github.com/XhmikosR/decompress/releases/tag/v11.1.3 GitHub, Inc.
https://github.com/XhmikosR/decompress/security/advisories/GHSA-mp2f-45pm-3cg9 GitHub, Inc.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') GitHub, Inc.  
CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') GitHub, Inc.  
CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource GitHub, Inc.  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-53486
NVD Published Date:
07/14/2026
NVD Last Modified:
07/15/2026
Source:
GitHub, Inc.