CVE-2026-19672 — Path Traversal

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
python_software_foundation	cpython	< 3.16.0	3.16.0

VulDB

Python tarfile up to 3.15.x path traversal (EUVD-2026-62536 / Nessus ID 364204)

vuldb·2026-10-09·CVSS 6.3

CVE-2026-19672 [MEDIUM] Python tarfile up to 3.15.x path traversal (EUVD-2026-62536 / Nessus ID 364204) A vulnerability was found in Python tarfile up to 3.15.x and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-19672. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

GHSA

The tarfile module's tar and data extraction filters created directories outside the destination for members whose name leaves the destination and returns to it, such as ../evil/../dest/sub/file.

ghsa_unreviewed·2026-08-19

CVE-2026-19672 [MEDIUM] The tarfile module's tar and data extraction filters created directories outside the destination for members whose name leaves the destination and returns to it, such as ../evil/../dest/sub/file. The tarfile module's tar and data extraction filters created directories outside the destination for members whose name leaves the destination and returns to it, such as ../evil/../dest/sub/file. The containment check used the resolved path, but intermediate directories were created from the name as given. Only empty directories are created outside the destination. Member contents are still extracted inside it. To return to the destination the member's name must contain the destination directory's own final component, so extraction into a secure randomised directory is not affected. This affects POSIX platforms only. On Windows, .. components are collapsed before the path reaches the filesystem, so the directories outside the destination are never created.

Red Hat

python: Python tarfile module: Directory traversal allows creation of empty directories outside extraction destination

vendor_redhat·2026-08-19·CVSS 6.3

CVE-2026-19672 [MEDIUM] CWE-22 python: Python tarfile module: Directory traversal allows creation of empty directories outside extraction destination python: Python tarfile module: Directory traversal allows creation of empty directories outside extraction destination The tarfile module's tar and data extraction filters created directories outside the destination for members whose name leaves the destination and returns to it, such as ../evil/../dest/sub/file. The containment check used the resolved path, but intermediate directories were created from the name as given. Only empty directories are created outside the destination. Member contents are still extracted inside it. To return to the destination the member's name must contain the destination directory's own final component, so extraction into a secure randomised directory is not affected. This affects POSIX platforms only. On Windows, .. components are collapsed before the path

CVE-2026-19672: The tarfile module's tar and data extraction filters created directories outside the destination for members whose name leaves the destination and returns to…

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