CVE-2021-31566CWE-59
An improper link resolution flaw can occur while extracting an archive leading to changing modes, times, access control lists, and flags of a file outside of…
published August 23, 2022
What it is
An improper link resolution flaw can occur while extracting an archive leading to changing modes, times, access control lists, and flags of a file outside of the archive. 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 gain more privileges in a system.
The record
Technical detail
- CVSS
- Not scored
- CVSS v4.0
- Not supplied
- EPSS
- 0.00390 · 31.9th 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 can occur while extracting an archive leading to changing modes, times, access control lists, and flags of a file outside of…
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