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Discussions on WindowsForum.com about Node.js focus on security vulnerabilities and patching in the Node.js ecosystem. Topics include CVE-2026-26960 in node-tar allowing hardlink escape, CVE-2023-30589 in llhttp affecting Node.js and Azure Linux, CVE-2022-25883 in semver causing ReDoS, CVE-2024-45590 in body-parser leading to DoS, and CVE-2024-22025 in Node.js fetch enabling Brotli decompression DoS. These threads provide background on each package, explain the flaws, and offer upgrade or mitigation guidance. The tag covers Node.js security advisories, npm package vulnerabilities, and practical steps for developers and IT professionals to secure Node.js applications.
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    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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    CVE-2023-30589 llhttp Risk in Node.js and Azure Linux Attestations

    The llhttp parser bug tracked as CVE-2023-30589 remains an important cautionary case for WindowsForum readers: Microsoft’s Security Response Center (MSRC) has publicly mapped the vulnerable open‑source component to Azure Linux, but that mapping is an inventory attestation — not a categorical...
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    CVE-2022-25883 Semver ReDoS: Patch, Mitigate, and Safeguard Node Apps

    The semver package—ubiquitous in the npm ecosystem—contained a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) flaw that lets attackers hang or crash Node.js processes when untrusted input is parsed as a version range, and the vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-25883 with fixes released in semver...
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    CVE-2024-45590: Upgrade body-parser to 1.20.3 to Prevent DoS Attacks

    The open-source Node.js middleware body-parser has a high‑severity denial‑of‑service issue when parsing URL‑encoded request bodies; projects using versions earlier than 1.20.3 should treat this as urgent: upgrade immediately or apply strong mitigations to avoid resource‑exhaustion attacks...
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    Preventing Brotli Decompression DoS in Node.js fetch (CVE-2024-22025)

    A newly disclosed vulnerability in Node.js — tracked as CVE-2024-22025 — allows an attacker who controls a URL passed into the built-in fetch() implementation to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by driving the process into resource exhaustion through Brotli decompression. In practical terms...
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