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tmp has Path Traversal via unsanitized prefix/postfix that enables directory escape #3723

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DependABot warns about tmp GHSA-ph9p-34f9-6g65 (CVE-2026-44705), but web-ext still depends on an old version:

web-ext@10.2.0 requires tmp@0.2.5
No patched version available for tmp
Dependabot encountered '1' error(s) during execution, please check the logs for more details.
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                           Errors                                           |
+------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| Type                         | Details                                                     |
+------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| security_update_not_possible | {                                                           |
|                              |   "dependency-name": "tmp",                                 |
|                              |   "latest-resolvable-version": "0.2.5",                     |
|                              |   "lowest-non-vulnerable-version": "0.2.6",                 |
|                              |   "conflicting-dependencies": [                             |
|                              |     {                                                       |
|                              |       "explanation": "web-ext@10.2.0 requires tmp@0.2.5",   |
|                              |       "name": "web-ext",                                    |
|                              |       "version": "10.2.0",                                  |
|                              |       "requirement": "0.2.5"                                |
|                              |     },                                                      |
|                              |     {                                                       |
|                              |       "dependency_name": "tmp",                             |
|                              |       "fix_available": false,                               |
|                              |       "fix_updates": [],                                    |
|                              |       "top_level_ancestors": [],                            |
|                              |       "explanation": "No patched version available for tmp" |
|                              |     }                                                       |
|                              |   ]                                                         |
|                              | }                                                           |
+------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+

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