CVE-2021-37701
HighAdvisory
Published 31 Aug 2021In the index since 6 Sept 2026
- Severity
- High
- worst across findings
- CVSS
- 8.6
- base score, highest
- EPSS
- 0.033
- 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- no confirmed exploitation
- Charts affected
- 183
- of 17,781 indexed, latest versions
- Container images
- 185
- deployed by those charts
- Fix available
- 2 of 3
- affected packages
Arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite via insufficient symlink protection due to directory cache poisoning using symbolic links
Carried by container images the latest versions of 183 of 17,781 indexed charts deploy, on 185 images.
| Affected package | Affected versions | Fixed in | Images |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodejsapk | 12.17.0-r0, 12.18.4-r0, 12.20.1-r0, 12.22.4-r0+1 more | 12.22.6-r0, 14.17.6-r0 | 7 |
| tarnpm | 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.4.1, 4.4.2+10 more | 4.4.16, 6.1.7 | 182 |
| node-tardeb | 1.0.3-2, 2.2.1-1, 4.4.10+ds1-2ubuntu1 | no fix listed | 5 |
Charts affected
183 by stars
Container images carrying it
185 by charts deploying them
A fixed version is listed for 2 of the 3 affected packages.
| Container image | Digest | Package | Fixed in | Used by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ltdstudio/ | 0e76c6f4eac0 | tar | 4.4.16 | 1 |
| markdegroot/ | d8445f2a0de6 | tar | 4.4.16 | 1 |
| matrixdotorg/ | 0d37b4d42b47 | tar | 4.4.16 | 1 |
| milesmcc/ | ba54f7797a6b | tar | 6.1.7 | 1 |
| milesmcc/ | e821e31140f7 | tar | 6.1.7 | 1 |
| minddocdev/ | 6c60b11a4fa7 | tar | 4.4.16 | 1 |
| mozilla/ | 1da6ff5c4895 | tar | 4.4.16 | 1 |
| muluder/ | 43b597a93da7 | tar | 4.4.16 | 1 |
| nightscout/ | 00c3b4833f1b | tar | 4.4.16 | 1 |
| nodered/ | 070643219ea2 | tar | 4.4.16 | 1 |
| omecproject/ | 5715e5648aa0 | tar | 4.4.16 | 1 |
| ondrejsika/ | b1fd497416c8 | tar | 6.1.7 | 1 |
| openhab/ | 29dd2bac8c4b | tar | 6.1.7 | 1 |
| openproject/ | 734743d11094 | tar | 4.4.16 | 1 |
| openthread/ | f307f59f6432 | node-tar | no fix listed | 1 |
| openwhisk/ | b695a6ceb406 | tar | 4.4.16 | 1 |
| openwhisk/ | c80dba0de3aa | node-tar | no fix listed | 1 |
| oryd/ | 26347ef0a2de | tar | 4.4.16 | 1 |
| pachyderm/ | 2b27f41d4d02 | tar | 4.4.16 | 1 |
| parithoshj/ | cdca426fea6d | tar | 4.4.16 | 1 |
| patrickhulce/ | 74b4b6a3954d | tar | 4.4.16 | 1 |
| phntom/ | a9b1304d6c71 | tar | 4.4.16 | 1 |
| phntom/ | 1b9aafbb62e6 | tar | 4.4.16 | 1 |
| polonel/ | 0cf6513f6fe3 | tar | 6.1.7 | 1 |
| rakii8585/ | 026082a515ac | tar | 4.4.16 | 1 |
| refar/ | dcca8e4477a6 | tar | 4.4.16 | 1 |
| roadiehq/ | ef355bf5b639 | tar | 4.4.16 | 1 |
| robotshop/ | 388349d5cb3c | tar | 4.4.16 | 1 |
| robotshop/ | d545747c1b97 | tar | 4.4.16 | 1 |
| robotshop/ | ea509182c180 | tar | 4.4.16 | 1 |
| shahanafarooqui/ | d0cd3d868aca | tar | 4.4.16 | 1 |
| shinobisystems/ | 3ca746937856 | tar | 6.1.7 | 1 |
| shinobisystems/ | c2f5ce2e1067 | tar | 6.1.7 | 1 |
| slagattollas/ | 6dd8ead8e2b1 | tar | 4.4.16 | 1 |
| slagattollas/ | 68e7f56393fc | tar | 4.4.16 | 1 |
| socialmediamacroscope/ | c5095e94bc65 | tar | 4.4.16 | 1 |
| socialmediamacroscope/ | 1a528c794270 | tar | 6.1.7 | 1 |
| sqlpad/ | d3d2f430dffd | tar | 4.4.16 | 1 |
| svtechnmaa/ | 1d71314424aa | node-tar tar | no fix listed 4.4.16 | 1 |
| taigaio/ | 0bf2d24a57d9 | tar | 4.4.16 | 1 |
| temporalio/ | 33cfa863d8ce | tar | 4.4.16 | 1 |
| testhubio/ | e86c2db53be8 | nodejs tar | 12.22.6-r0 4.4.16 | 1 |
| thelounge/ | 639978459c3a | tar | 4.4.16 | 1 |
| tooljet/ | c85a4720e42e | tar | 4.4.16 | 1 |
| trufflesuite/ | c062707f17f3 | tar | 4.4.16 | 1 |
| tzahi12345/ | 3720b856bd2f | nodejs tar | 12.22.6-r0 4.4.16 | 1 |
| ubercadence/ | 8564a5b44a6d | tar | 4.4.16 | 1 |
| wekanteam/ | 68a51f0327df | tar | 4.4.16 | 1 |
| willwill/ | d443017aae98 | tar | 4.4.16 | 1 |
| wiremind/ | e7048929a676 | tar | 4.4.16 | 1 |