ridhinva/npm-tar-path-traversal-scanner

PoC

Scanner: CVE-2026-31802 npm tar path traversal — Python checker for arbitrary file write via npm pack

view exploit source poc_in_githubauthor ridhinvapublished 2026-05-22catalog poc_in_github

exploited CVEs (1)

Known CVEs related to this entry.

ID	severity	EPSS	exploitable	published
CVE-2026-31802US	medium5.5	0.27% (19th)	Exploit	2026-03-10
node-tar is a full-featured Tar for Node.js. Prior to version 7.5.11, tar (npm) can be tricked into creating a symlink that points outside the extraction directory by using a drive…

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