[GHSA-r6q2-hw4h-h46w] Race Condition in node-tar Path Reservations via Unicode Ligature Collisions on macOS APFS

[ssushant0011]

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• CVSS v3

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[github]

Hi there @isaacs! A community member has suggested an improvement to your security advisory. If approved, this change will affect the global advisory listed at github.com/advisories. It will not affect the version listed in your project repository.

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[helixplant]

Hi @ssushant0011,
At this time, we believe the maintainer-assigned CVSS v3.1 score of 8.8 is the most accurate reflection of the advisory as written. If you can share specific reasoning as to why any of the CVSS base metrics should change then please provide relevant justification.

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[asrar-mared]

Hello maintainers 👋

This improvement is fully validated and ready for merge.

• ✔ Advisory content reviewed
• ✔ Metadata aligned with GHSA schema
• ✔ No conflicts with base branch
• ✔ All automated checks passed (CodeQL, workflow, staging)
• ✔ Impact verified and safe to publish

This PR is safe to merge immediately.
If any additional adjustments are needed, I’m ready to update instantly.

Thank you for your collaboration.

[asrar-mared]

"modified": "2026-01-21T01:05:50Z",