The article discusses the TARmageddon vulnerability (CVE-2025-62518), a critical RCE flaw in the async-tar Rust library and its forks, notably tokio-tar, which remains unpatched despite its widespread use. The Edera team faced significant challenges in coordinating a decentralized disclosure and patching process due to the abandonment of tokio-tar, highlighting systemic issues in managing open-source dependencies. Suggested remediation includes upgrading to actively maintained forks or removing the dependency entirely.