{"cve":"CVE-2026-42496","nvd":{"published":"2026-05-26T02:16:40.130","modified":"2026-07-24T10:10:00.197","status":"Modified","description":"Archive::Tar versions before 3.08 for Perl extract symlinks with attacker controlled targets outside the extraction directory.\n\n_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.\n\nA subsequent open through the extracted name reads or writes the attacker chosen path.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","score":9.1},"cwes":["CWE-59","CWE-22"],"references":["https://github.com/jib/archive-tar-new/commit/17c873492a05eddc0de18c1485e0b2cccd5a9158.patch","https://metacpan.org/release/BINGOS/Archive-Tar-3.08/changes","https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42497","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30851","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30852"],"products":["archive\\:\\"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:36:28.938604137+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-42496","score":0.00502,"percentile":0.42979,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}