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CVE-2026-42496

Vulnerability 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.

Vulnerability Details

Published Date
Last Modified
CWE ID
CWE-59
Source
NVD
Vendor
BINGOS
Product
Archive::Tar

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