What is CVE-2026-26960?

CVE-2026-26960 is a security advisory published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) with High severity. node-tar has Arbitrary File Read/Write via Hardlink Target Escape Through Symlink Chain in Extraction

Which CVE IDs does CVE-2026-26960 cover?

CVE-2026-26960 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-26960. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of CVE-2026-26960?

CVE-2026-26960 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1, published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC).

Which products are affected by CVE-2026-26960?

CVE-2026-26960 affects 2 products, including: azl3 tar 1.35-2 on Azure Linux 3.0; cbl2 tar 1.34-3 on CBL Mariner 2.0.

CVE-2026-26960HighCVSS 7.1

node-tar has Arbitrary File Read/Write via Hardlink Target Escape Through Symlink Chain in Extraction

Vendor

Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)

Published

February 22, 2026

Last Modified

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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

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🎯 Affected products2

azl3 tar 1.35-2 on Azure Linux 3.0
cbl2 tar 1.34-3 on CBL Mariner 2.0

🔗 References (1)

advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-26960