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HIGHCVE-2026-40931Published Modified CNA GitHub_M

CVE-2026-40931: Complete Bypass of CVE-2026-24884 Patch via Git-Delivered Symlink Poisoning in compressing

Compressing is a compressing and uncompressing lib for node. Prior to 2.1.1 and 1.10.5, the patch for CVE-2026-24884 relies on a purely logical string validation within the isPathWithinParent utility. This check verifies if a resolved path string starts with the destination directory string but fails to account for the actual filesystem state. By exploiting this "Logical vs. Physical" divergence, an attacker can bypass the security check using a Directory Poisoning technique (pre-existing symbolic links). This vulnerability is fixed in 2.1.1 and 1.10.5.

Metrics

CVSS v3.1
8.4
Severity
HIGH
Fixed in
Affected Products
1
Affected packages
  • node-modules / compressing
    >=2.0.0, < 2.1.1 · < 1.10.5
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H