CVE-2025-48387
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Description
tar-fs provides filesystem bindings for tar-stream. Versions prior to 3.0.9, 2.1.3, and 1.16.5 have an issue where an extract can write outside the specified dir with a specific tarball. This has been patched in versions 3.0.9, 2.1.3, and 1.16.5. As a workaround, use the ignore option to ignore non files/directories.
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EU Vulnerability Database
Monitored by ENISA for EU cybersecurity
ENISA Analysis
tar-fs provides filesystem bindings for tar-stream. Versions prior to 3.0.9, 2.1.3, and 1.16.5 have an issue where an extract can write outside the specified dir with a specific tarball. This has been patched in versions 3.0.9, 2.1.3, and 1.16.5. As a workaround, use the ignore option to ignore non files/directories.
Affected Products (ENISA)
ENISA Scoring
CVSS Score (4.0)
EPSS Score
ENISA References
Data provided by ENISA EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated: August 19, 2025
GitHub Security Advisories
Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub
tar-fs can extract outside the specified dir with a specific tarball
GHSA-8cj5-5rvv-wf4vAdvisory Details
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CVSS Score
CVSS Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References
Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: June 3, 2025, Modified: August 14, 2025
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