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fix: upgrade tar to 7.5.19 (CVE-2026-59873) - #35

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fix: upgrade tar to 7.5.19 (CVE-2026-59873)#35
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Summary

Upgrade tar from 6.1.11 to 7.5.19 to fix CVE-2026-59873.

Vulnerability

Field Value
ID CVE-2026-59873
Severity CRITICAL
Scanner trivy
Rule CVE-2026-59873
File package-lock.json
Assessment Likely exploitable

Description: tar: node-tar: Denial of Service via crafted gzip bomb

Evidence

Scanner confirmation: trivy rule CVE-2026-59873 flagged this pattern.

Production code: This file is in the production codebase, not test-only code.

Threat Model Context

This is a Node.js library - vulnerabilities affect downstream consumers who use this package.

Changes

  • package.json
  • package-lock.json

Behavior Preservation

The change is scoped to 2 files on the vulnerable path, and the project's existing tests still pass, so intended behavior is unchanged.

Verification

  • Build passes
  • Scanner re-scan confirms fix
  • LLM code review passed

This change addresses a pattern flagged by static analysis. The code path handles user-influenced input and the fix reduces the attack surface against both manual and automated exploitation.


Automated security fix by OrbisAI Security

Automated dependency upgrade by OrbisAI Security
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