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CVE-2026-5704
published 2026-04-06

CVE-2026-5704: A flaw was found in tar. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious archive, leading to hidden file injection with fully…

medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNIHAN
A flaw was found in tar. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious archive, leading to hidden file injection with fully attacker-controlled content. This bypasses pre-extraction inspection mechanisms, potentially allowing an attacker to introduce malicious files onto a system without detection.

Affected

6 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debiantar
redhatenterprise_linux
redhatenterprise_linux
redhatenterprise_linux
redhatenterprise_linux
redhatenterprise_linux

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
osv5.0MEDIUM