PatchTheCVEtar vulnerabilities and fixes
Recent CVEs affecting tar, with upgrade or downgrade steps. 3 tracked.
tar has 3 tracked vulnerabilities, 0 critical. A fixed release or vendor patch exists for 3. Most recent: 2026-07-08. Highest priority: CVE-2026-59873 (score 48/100).
- CVE-2026-59871 MEDIUM 5.3 UPGRADE node-tar is a tar archive manipulation library for Node.js
- CVE-2026-59873 HIGH 7.5 UPGRADE node-tar is a tar archive manipulation library for Node.js
- CVE-2026-59874 HIGH 7.5 UPGRADE node-tar is a tar archive manipulation library for Node.js
FAQ
How do I fix tar vulnerabilities?
Open the CVE for your version, check the affected range, then follow the listed action: upgrade to the fixed release, or downgrade or mitigate if no fix exists yet. Commands for each OS are shown on every CVE page.
Is tar being exploited right now?
None of the tracked tar CVEs are on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the moment. This is checked every 20 minutes.
Which tar CVE should I patch first?
CVE-2026-59873 currently ranks highest (48/100): node-tar is a tar archive manipulation library for Node.js.