Description
nanotar through 0.2.0 has a path traversal vulnerability in parseTar() and parseTarGzip() that allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files outside the intended extraction directory via a crafted tar archive containing path traversal sequence.
Published: 2026-02-11
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-92fh-27vv-894w nanotar is vulnerable to path traversal in parseTar() and parseTarGzip()
History

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-22
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Unjs
Unjs nanotar
Vendors & Products Unjs
Unjs nanotar

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:15:00 +0000

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Description nanotar through 0.2.0 has a path traversal vulnerability in parseTar() and parseTarGzip() that allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files outside the intended extraction directory via a crafted tar archive containing path traversal sequence.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-12T14:49:30.529Z

Reserved: 2026-01-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2025-69874

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-12T14:48:47.303Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-02-11T18:16:05.430

Modified: 2026-02-12T15:16:04.343

Link: CVE-2025-69874

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-02-12T11:19:26Z

Weaknesses