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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-32610

In Archive_Tar before 1.4.14, symlinks can refer to targets outside of the extracted archive, a different vulnerability than CVE-2020-36193.

HIGH 7.1EPSS 73.4%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 73.4%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

In Archive_Tar before 1.4.14, symlinks can refer to targets outside of the extracted archive, a different vulnerability than CVE-2020-36193.

CVSS 3.1
7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS
73.38% probability · 99th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-59
Affected
php/archive tar · debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.