CVE-2026-73566: node-tar: Uncontrolled recursion in mapHas/filesFilter allows uncatchable stack-overflow DoS via crafted long-path tar with member selection

Overview

Severity

High (CVSS 7.5)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Patch Tuesday

2026-Aug

Released

2026-08-21

EPSS Score

0.38% (percentile: 31.3%)

Affected Products (1)

Other

• 20131-17084

Revision History

• 2026-08-21: Information published.