9.3
CRITICAL CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-88069
Path traversal in Pandora archive extractor allows arbitrary file writes outside the extraction directory in pandora analysis
Description

Pandora contains a path traversal vulnerability in its archive extraction worker. When processing a specially crafted archive or disk image, attacker-controlled file paths could be used without ensuring that the resulting destination remained within the intended extraction directory. An attacker able to submit a malicious file for analysis could use path traversal sequences or crafted paths to cause extracted content to be written outside the designated extraction directory, potentially overwriting files accessible to the Pandora worker process. Successful exploitation could result in unauthorized modification of application or system files, denial of service, and potentially further compromise depending on the permissions of the Pandora process and the files that can be overwritten. The vulnerability is addressed by resolving each extraction destination path before writing and verifying that it remains below the expected extraction directory. Extraction attempts resolving outside this directory are rejected and reported as path traversal attempts.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 9, 2026, 10:18 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 9, 2026, 10:18 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

5a6e4751-2f3f-4070-9419-94fb35b644e8
Affected Products

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CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 CRITICAL 5a6e4751-2f3f-4070-9419-94fb35b644e8
CVSS 4.0 CRITICAL 5a6e4751-2f3f-4070-9419-94fb35b644e8
Solution
Validate extraction paths to prevent writing outside the designated directory.
  • Resolve and validate all extraction destination paths.
  • Reject extractions resolving outside the expected directory.
  • Ensure the worker process has minimal necessary permissions.
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URL Resource
https://github.com/pandora-analysis/pandora/commit/d86ac5b260fb9a41e07f1da1bbd326cdcfc188a7
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  • New CVE Received by 5a6e4751-2f3f-4070-9419-94fb35b644e8

    Sep. 09, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Pandora contains a path traversal vulnerability in its archive extraction worker. When processing a specially crafted archive or disk image, attacker-controlled file paths could be used without ensuring that the resulting destination remained within the intended extraction directory. An attacker able to submit a malicious file for analysis could use path traversal sequences or crafted paths to cause extracted content to be written outside the designated extraction directory, potentially overwriting files accessible to the Pandora worker process. Successful exploitation could result in unauthorized modification of application or system files, denial of service, and potentially further compromise depending on the permissions of the Pandora process and the files that can be overwritten. The vulnerability is addressed by resolving each extraction destination path before writing and verifying that it remains below the expected extraction directory. Extraction attempts resolving outside this directory are rejected and reported as path traversal attempts.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:H/SA:H/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 CWE CWE-22
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/88xxx/CVE-2026-88069.json">CVE-2026-88069</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/pandora-analysis/pandora/commit/d86ac5b260fb9a41e07f1da1bbd326cdcfc188a7
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