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tar 4.4.4

4.4.4 is affected by 15 vulnerabilities.

The vulnerabilities that cover this exact version are listed below with the fixed version to move to. The upgrade Vulert recommends: 7.5.22.

Critical 1 High 10 Medium 4 Low 0 Unrated 0

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Released 25 May 2018 Status deprecated release Licence ISC Also known from other sources 18 Newer releases 153 Database updated 22/Oct/2026

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01 Vulnerabilities affecting this version

tar 4.4.4 vulnerabilities

15 vulnerabilities cover tar 4.4.4. Scroll the table for all of them, or open the full list in the database.

Vulnerability Severity Fixed version Disclosed
CVE-2026-23950: Race Condition in node-tar Allows Symlink Poisoning on macOS APFS 8.8 high 7.5.4 21 Jan 2026
CVE-2026-31802: node-tar Symlink Path Traversal Vulnerability Leading to Arbitrary File Overwrite 8.2 high 7.5.11 10 Mar 2026
Hardlink Path Traversal Vulnerability in tar Package 8.2 high 7.5.10 05 Mar 2026
CVE-2026-24842: node-tar Arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite via Hardlink Path Traversal 8.2 high 7.5.7 28 Jan 2026
Arbitrary File Overwrite and Symlink Poisoning in node-tar: A Critical Vulnerability 8.2 high 7.5.3 16 Jan 2026
CVE-2021-37701: Arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite in tar 8.2 high 4.4.16 31 Aug 2021
CVE-2021-37712: Arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite in node-tar 8.2 high 4.4.18 31 Aug 2021
CVE-2021-37713: Arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite on Windows via insufficient relative path sanitization in tar 8.2 high 4.4.18 31 Aug 2021
CVE-2026-59873: node-tar Denial of Service via Unlimited Input 7.5 critical 7.5.19 20 Jul 2026
CVE-2026-59874: node-tar Infinite Loop Vulnerability Due to Negative Tar Entry Size 7.5 high 7.5.18 20 Jul 2026
CVE-2026-26960: Node 'tar' Package Arbitrary File Read/Write via Hardlink Target Escape 7.1 high 7.5.8 18 Feb 2026
CVE-2026-53655: Vulnerability in node-tar Allows File Smuggling via PAX Size Override 6.9 medium 7.5.16 15 Jun 2026
Uncontrolled Recursion Vulnerability in node-tar: Denial of Service Risk 5.3 medium 7.5.21 24 Jul 2026
CVE-2026-59871: node-tar Process Crash via PAX Numeric Path Type Confusion 5.3 medium 7.5.18 20 Jul 2026
CVE-2026-59875: node-tar Uncaught Exception DoS via NUL Byte in PAX Path/Linkpath Records 5.3 medium 7.5.17 20 Jul 2026

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Questions

About tar 4.4.4

Is tar 4.4.4 vulnerable?

Yes. 15 vulnerabilities in the Vulert database cover tar 4.4.4: 1 critical, 10 high, 4 medium and 0 low. The upgrade Vulert recommends is 7.5.22, and each entry above names the fixed version to move to.

Which version of tar should I use instead of 4.4.4?

7.5.22 is the version Vulert recommends for this release line. The version table on the package page lists every release with the vulnerabilities recorded against it.

Is 4.4.4 the latest release of tar?

No. 4.4.4 was published 25 May 2018, and newer releases exist. Newer is not automatically safer — the version table on the package page shows what each release carries.

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