Vulnerability · Published Jan 27, 2026 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2026-24909
Medium 5.9
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in vlt from vlt. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 90.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
vlt before 1.0.0-rc.10 mishandles path sanitization for tar, leading to path traversal during extraction.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | @vltpkg/tar | 1.0.0-rc.10 | GHSA-gf2c-jwcj-x929 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-23 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N