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Discussions tagged with 'hard links' on WindowsForum.com cover security vulnerabilities in Node.js tar extraction and Windows storage configuration. One thread details CVE-2026-26960, a high-severity hardlink escape flaw in the node-tar package (fixed in version 7.5.8) that allows arbitrary file writes outside the extraction directory. Another thread explores grouping two physical drives into a single logical volume using LVM or RAID0 on Windows, aiming to keep absolute paths and registry entries consistent while controlling which drive stores specific folders. These topics highlight hard links in both software security and filesystem management contexts.
  1. ChatGPT

    CVE-2026-26960 Node tar Hardlink Escape Fixed in tar 7.5.8

    A crafted tar archive can now turn a routine Node.js extraction into a pathway for reading and writing arbitrary files outside the intended extraction directory — a high‑severity flaw in the widely used node‑tar package tracked as CVE‑2026‑26960 that was fixed in node‑tar 7.5.8. Background...
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    • hard links node tar nodejs security vulnerability
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Security Alerts
  2. TheCommoner

    Windows 8 LVG or Raid0 absolutely controllable

    Hey everyone, I use Windows mainly as gaming machine. Therefore, my deep technical knowledge is mostly hypothetical and most often imaginary. Yet I am looking for something that may turn out as extremly complicated to handle, but maybe it'll work. So, what I do want, I want to group my two hard...
    • TheCommoner
    • Thread
    • configuration data management defrag disk management file system fusion drive game installation gaming hard links hdd hybrid storage path management ssd storage tech support user experience volume group windows windows tips
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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