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Vulnerability details: VCID-26bv-csfg-a7fa
Vulnerability ID VCID-26bv-csfg-a7fa
Aliases CVE-2015-8860
GHSA-gfjr-3jmm-4g9v
Summary Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite The `tar` module allow for archives to contain symbolic links that will overwrite targets outside the expected path for extraction.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.00367 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8860
epss 0.00367 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8860
epss 0.00367 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8860
epss 0.00367 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8860
epss 0.00367 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8860
epss 0.00367 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8860
epss 0.00367 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8860
epss 0.00367 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8860
epss 0.00367 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8860
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gfjr-3jmm-4g9v
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gfjr-3jmm-4g9v
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gfjr-3jmm-4g9v
cvssv3 7.5 https://github.com/nodejs/security-wg/blob/main/vuln/npm/57.json
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/npm/npm
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/npm/npm
cvssv3 7.5 https://github.com/npm/npm/releases/tag/v2.7.5
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/npm/npm/releases/tag/v2.7.5
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/npm/npm/releases/tag/v2.7.5
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8860
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8860
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/57
generic_textual HIGH https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/57
cvssv3.1 7.5 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11
generic_textual HIGH http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2015-8860.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8860
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8860
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gfjr-3jmm-4g9v
https://github.com/npm/npm
https://github.com/npm/npm/releases/tag/v2.7.5
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8860
https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/57
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11
1209501 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1209501
57 https://github.com/nodejs/security-wg/blob/main/vuln/npm/57.json
USN-USN-4777-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-4777-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gfjr-3jmm-4g9v
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/npm/npm
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/npm/npm/releases/tag/v2.7.5
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8860
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/57
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.58562
EPSS Score 0.00367
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:47:10.345757+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/npm/tar/CVE-2015-8860.yml 38.0.0