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.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-4c3q-x735-j3r5 Complete Bypass of CVE-2026-24884 Patch via Git-Delivered Symlink Poisoning in compressing
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Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Complete Bypass of CVE-2026-24884 Patch via Git-Delivered Symlink Poisoning in compressing
Weaknesses CWE-59
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-21T20:57:09.840Z

Reserved: 2026-04-15T20:40:15.518Z

Link: CVE-2026-40931

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-21T22:16:19.247

Modified: 2026-04-21T22:16:19.247

Link: CVE-2026-40931

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