🛡️ CVE-2026-5704
🟡 CVSS 5.0 — Medium ⚠️ Exploit Public CWE-434 NVD
5.0
CVSS Score
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Description

A flaw was found in tar. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious archive, leading to hidden file injection with fully attacker-controlled content. This bypasses pre-extraction inspection mechanisms, potentially allowing an attacker to introduce malicious files onto a system without detection.

Details

Severity MEDIUM
CVSS Score 5.0
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE CWE-434
Public Exploit ⚠️ Yes
Source NVD
Published 2026-04-06
Updated 2026-06-02
Modified 2026-04-22
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
enterprise-linux
hardened-images
tar

References

Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2455360
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/11/10
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/12/2

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