CVE-2026-82049 (GCVE-0-2026-82049)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-14 19:14 – Updated: 2026-09-15 00:34
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
tarfile extraction filters allow file modification and content disclosure via hard link to symlink
Summary
In CPython 3.13 and earlier, the tarfile module's data and tar extraction filters are vulnerable to crafted archives containing a hard link to a symbolic link. Such archives may cause extraction to modify the permissions or modification time of a file outside the destination directory, or expose the contents of that file within the extracted tree.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-14 19:42 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
7 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Python Software Foundation | CPython |
Affected:
0 , < 3.14.0b1
(python)
|
guessed |
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Nomenclature
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