CVE-2024-0406 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-0406: Mholt/archiver: path traversal vulnerability

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 3
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published April 6, 2024
Last update November 20, 2025

CVSS base score

6.1/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A flaw was discovered in the mholt/archiver package. This flaw allows an attacker to create a specially crafted tar file, which, when unpacked, may allow access to restricted files or directories. This issue can allow the creation or overwriting of files with the user's or application's privileges using the library.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 6, 2024 CVE published
November 20, 2025 Record updated

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