CVEvulnerability

CVE-2026-40931

7.8 HIGH Published 2026-04-21 Modified 2026-10-26 Official page ↗
Status
Analyzed
Published
2026-04-21
Last modified
2026-10-26
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
8.4 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-59

Description

Compressing is a compressing and uncompressing lib for node. Prior to 2.1.1 and 1.10.5, the patch for CVE-2026-24884 relies on a purely logical string validation within the isPathWithinParent utility. This check verifies if a resolved path string starts with the destination directory string but fails to account for the actual filesystem state. By exploiting this "Logical vs. Physical" divergence, an attacker can bypass the security check using a Directory Poisoning technique (pre-existing symbolic links). This vulnerability is fixed in 2.1.1 and 1.10.5.

Affected configurations

• node-modules compressing (< 1.10.5) • node-modules compressing (>= 2.0.0 < 2.1.1)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access weakness

References