UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44705

Description

tmp is a temporary file and directory creator for node.js. Prior to 0.2.6, the tmp npm package contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows escaping the intended temporary directory when untrusted data flows into the prefix, postfix, or dir options. By embedding traversal sequences (e.g., ../) or path separators in these parameters, attackers can cause files to be created outside the configured temporary base directory at attacker-controlled locations with the privileges of the running process. This vulnerability affects applications that pass user-controlled data to tmp's file/directory creation functions without proper input sanitization. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.2.6.

CVSS Metrics

• v4.0•HIGH•Score: 8.7CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
• v3.1•HIGH•Score: 8.2CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

Affected Systems

• ubuntu•node-tmp

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References (3)

• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-44705
• https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-44705
• https://github.com/raszi/node-tmp/security/advisories/GHSA-ph9p-34f9-6g65