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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityDeferred

CVE-2026-71283

Fledge's backup-restore upload handler, upload_backup (python/fledge/services/core/api/backup_restore.py), calls tarfile.extractall(temp_path) on an admin-uploaded tar archive with no filter argument and no per-member path validation.

MEDIUM 4.9EPSS 0.29%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.29%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Fledge's backup-restore upload handler, upload_backup (python/fledge/services/core/api/backup_restore.py), calls tarfile.extractall(temp_path) on an admin-uploaded tar archive with no filter argument and no per-member path validation. Requires the admin role (@has_permission("admin")).

CVSS 3.1
4.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS
0.29% probability · 21th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-22
Source
309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c

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