CVE-2026-53486 PUBLISHED

decompress: Archive extraction can create files and links outside the target directory

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 09.06.2026 Published: 14.07.2026 Updated: 15.07.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS Score: 9.1

Product Status

Vendor XhmikosR
Product decompress
Versions
  • Version < 10.2.1 is affected
  • Version >= 11.0.0, < 11.1.3 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') CWE
  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') CWE
  • CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource CWE