CVE-2026-5704
A flaw was found in tar. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious archive, leading to hidden file injection with fully attacker-controlled content. This bypasses pre-extraction inspection mechanisms, potentially allowing an attacker to introduce malicious files onto a system without detection.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 36% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-26)
- CWE
- CWE-434
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- gnu:tar
- redhat:enterprise_linux
- redhat:hardened_images