CVE-2026-73030
unearth 0.18.2 Path Traversal via Unnormalized Paths and Symlink Escape
Description
unearth through 0.18.2, fixed in commit 6c78164, contains a path traversal vulnerability in the is_within_directory function that fails to normalize paths before validation, allowing ../ sequences to bypass directory containment checks. Attackers can supply malicious tar archives with symlink members or traversal sequences to write files to arbitrary filesystem locations accessible to the process.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 10, 2026, 9:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 10, 2026, 9:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | MITRE-CVE | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update unearth to a version that fixes path traversal.
- Avoid processing untrusted archives with unearth.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 10, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'repo': 'https://github.com/frostming/unearth', 'vendor': 'frostming', 'product': 'unearth', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '0.18.2'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6c78164e7bfa28b8b3d6f247b87e560692e3c8ba', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'packageURL': 'pkg:github/frostming/unearth', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] Added Description unearth through 0.18.2, fixed in commit 6c78164, contains a path traversal vulnerability in the is_within_directory function that fails to normalize paths before validation, allowing ../ sequences to bypass directory containment checks. Attackers can supply malicious tar archives with symlink members or traversal sequences to write files to arbitrary filesystem locations accessible to the process. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-22 Added Reference https://github.com/frostming/unearth/commit/6c78164e7bfa28b8b3d6f247b87e560692e3c8ba Added Reference https://github.com/frostming/unearth/issues/180 Added Reference https://github.com/frostming/unearth/pull/181 Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/unearth-path-traversal-via-unnormalized-paths-and-symlink-escape