CVE-2026-53486

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.19.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 9.1 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.6%, top 56% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
9.1
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 9.1Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

The decompress package for Node.js extracts archives. Prior to 10.2.1 and 11.1.3, archive extraction can create files and links outside the target directory. When extracting an archive to a directory, a crafted archive can read or write files outside that directory because hardlink and symlink entries are created without checking where targets point, path containment used a string prefix comparison, and file modes failed to remove setuid, setgid, or sticky bits. This issue is fixed in @xhmikosr/decompress versions 10.2.1 and 11.1.3.

CVSS v3
9.1
EG Score
9.1(medium)
EPSS
44.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 6, 2026

Last Modified

July 15, 2026

Advisory Details (7)

Auto-updated Jul 14, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_commit, github_release, github.
github Patch Available

Archive extraction can create files and links outside the target directory · Advisory · XhmikosR/decompress · GitHub

https://github.com/XhmikosR/decompress/security/advisories/GHSA-mp2f-45pm-3cg9
github_release Patch Available

v11.1.3

Patch available: XhmikosR/decompress v11.1.3

https://github.com/XhmikosR/decompress/releases/tag/v11.1.3
github_release Patch Available

v10.2.1

Patch available: XhmikosR/decompress v10.2.1

https://github.com/XhmikosR/decompress/releases/tag/v10.2.1
github_commit Patch Available

commit aca5aac415dc (XhmikosR/decompress)

Patch available: XhmikosR/decompress v11.1.3 (contains commit aca5aac415dc)

https://github.com/XhmikosR/decompress/commit/aca5aac415dc04a6fae5200e51368cff436a09dd
github_commit Patch Available

commit 9fcda4b0a66c (XhmikosR/decompress)

Patch available: XhmikosR/decompress v10.2.1 (contains commit 9fcda4b0a66c)

https://github.com/XhmikosR/decompress/commit/9fcda4b0a66ca22dc8d337f9b0e7c30293c5fb89
github_commit Patch Available

commit 60b5299402e7 (XhmikosR/decompress)

Patch available: XhmikosR/decompress v11.1.3 (contains commit 60b5299402e7)

https://github.com/XhmikosR/decompress/commit/60b5299402e72b0b53ca2e55222e9a1ccb44afae
github_commit Patch Available

commit 281cefa00cd4 (XhmikosR/decompress)

Patch available: XhmikosR/decompress v11.1.3 (contains commit 281cefa00cd4)

https://github.com/XhmikosR/decompress/commit/281cefa00cd4275c10479bc5f1abba6b14dee8bd

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-53486(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatdotnet8-0-main-8.0.128-1.2.hum12026-07-15redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(2 across 1 ecosystem)
npm(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
decompress———
@xhmikosr/decompress—10.2.1—

Weakness Classification(3)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 15× in last 7d / 18× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-19 02:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-17 03:54 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-07-16 23:43 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-07-16 19:33 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-16 15:02 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-07-16 10:52 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-07-16 06:42 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-07-16 02:24 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-06 20:37 UTCEG score recompute

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-53486?
CVE-2026-53486 is a critical vulnerability published on July 6, 2026. The decompress package for Node.js extracts archives. Prior to 10.2.1 and 11.1.3, archive extraction can create files and links outside the target directory. When extracting an archive to a directory, a crafted archive can read or write files outside that directory because hardlink and symlink…
When was CVE-2026-53486 disclosed?
CVE-2026-53486 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 6, 2026, with the most recent update on July 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-53486 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-53486 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 44.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-53486?
CVE-2026-53486 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-53486?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-53486, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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