CVE-2017-5330
ark before 16.12.1 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an executable in an archive, related to associated applications.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.12%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
ark before 16.12.1 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an executable in an archive, related to associated applications.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.12% probability · 88th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- fedoraproject/fedora · kde/ark
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 5.2% on 21 September 2026 to 3.1% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/10/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95349Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=374572Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://cgit.kde.org/ark.git/commit/?id=82fdfd24d46966a117fa625b68784735a40f9065Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NIMZUCG6IQR5S65IVQOXQFQV7TMVSYAT/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-69Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/10/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95349Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=374572Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://cgit.kde.org/ark.git/commit/?id=82fdfd24d46966a117fa625b68784735a40f9065Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NIMZUCG6IQR5S65IVQOXQFQV7TMVSYAT/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-69Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.