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ID:12318 - Exploit for Race condition in node-tar - CVE-2026-23950
ID:12318 - Exploit for Race condition in node-tar - CVE-2026-23950
Published: January 20, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU121671
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23950
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
node-tar
node-tar
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in Path Reservations via Unicode Sharp-S (ß) Collisions on macOS APFS. A remote attacker can trick the victim into using a specially crafted archive to bypass the library's internal concurrency safeguards and perform Symlink Poisoning attacks.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.