CVE-2026-42496

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CVSS 3.1

9.1 critical

EPSS

<1%p36

Published

May 26, 2026 (May 26, 2026)

Modified

Jul 24, 2026

Description

Archive::Tar versions before 3.08 for Perl extract symlinks with attacker controlled targets outside the extraction directory. _make_special_file() passes the tar header's linkname to symlink() without validating it against absolute paths or .. segments. The secure-extract mode check that guards regular file extraction does not cover the symlink target. A subsequent open through the extracted name reads or writes the attacker chosen path.

Vendors: archive\
Products: \
Weakness: CWE-59, CWE-22
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (0.4%)

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Debian 13.7 ships the fixes behind 92 security advisories, updates 106 packages

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