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

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
31.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
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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