VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-8860
The tar package before 2.0.0 for Node.js allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in an archive.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 4.00%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.00%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The tar package before 2.0.0 for Node.js allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in an archive.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 4.00% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- nodejs/node.js
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.0% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/57Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/57Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.