CVE-2021-23177CWE-59

An improper link resolution flaw while extracting an archive can lead to changing the access control list (ACL) of the target of the link

published August 23, 2022

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
32.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

An improper link resolution flaw while extracting an archive can lead to changing the access control list (ACL) of the target of the link. An attacker may provide a malicious archive to a victim user, who would trigger this flaw when trying to extract the archive. A local attacker may use this flaw to change the ACL of a file on the system and gain more privileges.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00392 · 32.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Published
2022-08-23T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 23 AUG 00:00Z
    An improper link resolution flaw while extracting an archive can lead to changing the access control list (ACL) of the target of the link
    cvelistv5