What is CVE-2026-24884?

CVE-2026-24884 is a high-severity vulnerability in Node-modules Compressing, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2026-02-04.

How severe is CVE-2026-24884?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Node-modules Compressing

CVE-2026-24884

Compressing is a compressing and uncompressing lib for node. In version 2.0.0 and 1.10.3 and prior, Compressing extracts TAR archives while restoring symbolic links without validating their targets. By embedding symlinks that resolve outsi…

EPSS: 0.000 (0.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Node-modules Compressing — versions = 2.0.0, < 1.10.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

https://github.com/node-modules/compressing/security/advisories/GHSA-cc8f-xg8v-72m3 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
https://github.com/node-modules/compressing/commit/8d16c196c7f1888fc1af957d9ff36117247cea6c (x_refsource_MISC)
https://github.com/node-modules/compressing/commit/ce1c0131c401c071c77d5a1425bf8c88cfc16361 (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-24884?: CVE-2026-24884 is a high-severity vulnerability in Node-modules Compressing, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2026-02-04.
How severe is CVE-2026-24884?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.