CVE-2021-37713

npm/tar CVE-2021-37713: high 8.2, EPSS 1.27%

Arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite on Windows via insufficient relative path sanitization

Action: Upgrade tar to 4.4.18 or later.

npm i tar@4.4.18

npm i tar@5.0.10

npm i tar@6.1.9

Affected

Fixed versions

Sources

• osv: GHSA-5955-9wpr-37jh
• https://github.com/npm/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-5955-9wpr-37jh
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37713
• https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/commit/52b09e309bcae0c741a7eb79a17ef36e7828b946
• https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/commit/82eac952f7c10765969ed464e549375854b26edc
• https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/commit/875a37e3ec031186fc6599f6807341f56c584598
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf
• https://github.com/npm/node-tar
• https://www.npmjs.com/package/tar
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html

CVE-2021-37713 · published 2021-08-31T16:05:05Z · modified 2026-07-08T06:28:41.552506062Z · JSON