Is decompress 3.0 vulnerable?

npm · 1 release from 3.0.0 to 3.0.0 · latest decompress is 4.2.1 · checked 2 Nov 2026

Yes: 5 known advisories

Yes. decompress 3.0.0, the last 3.0 release, is affected by 5 known security advisories (3 critical, 2 medium), including CVE-2026-101894, CVE-2026-53486, CVE-2020-12265. At least one has no fixed release yet.

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Advisories affecting decompress 3.0.0

  • CriticalCVE-2026-101894GHSA-hrh2-vp3x-79xf29 Sept 2026

    @xhmikosr/decompress: Path traversal via symlink chain

    Affected
    <=4.2.1
    Fixed in
    No fix released
  • MediumCVE-2026-39243GHSA-jwp9-9v96-94mx10 Jul 2026

    decompress allows arbitrary hardlink creation during archive extraction

    Affected
    <=4.2.1
    Fixed in
    No fix released
  • CriticalCVE-2026-53486GHSA-mp2f-45pm-3cg96 Jul 2026

    Decompress: Archive extraction can create files and links outside of the target directory

    Affected
    <=4.2.1
    Fixed in
    No fix released
  • MediumCVE-2026-10732GHSA-h39j-r5qq-r9mm5 Jun 2026

    decompress: Arbitrary File Write via Archive Extraction (Zip Slip)

    Affected
    <=4.2.1
    Fixed in
    No fix released
  • CriticalCVE-2020-12265GHSA-qgfr-5hqp-vrw93 Sept 2020

    Path Traversal in decompress

    Affected
    <4.2.1
    Fixed in
    4.2.1

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