Directory Traversal

Overview Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Directory Traversal via TarFile.extractall and TarFile.extract functions in the tarfile module when using the filter parameter set to data or tar. An attacker can gain unauthorised access to files outside the intended extraction directo...

CVE-2025-4138

CVE-2025-4138 affects Python’s tarfile module when using TarFile.extractall() or TarFile.extract() with filter='data' or 'tar'. The extraction filter can be bypassed, allowing symlink targets to point outside the destination directory and enabling modification of some file metadata. This issue is...

CVE-2025-4138 Bypassing extraction filter to create symlinks to arbitrary targets outside extraction directory

Allows the extraction filter to be ignored, allowing symlink targets to point outside the destination directory, and the modification of some file metadata. You are affected by this vulnerability if using the tarfile module to extract untrusted tar archives using TarFile.extractall or...

PSF-2025-6

Allows the extraction filter to be ignored, allowing symlink targets to point outside the destination directory, and the modification of some file metadata. You are affected by this vulnerability if using the tarfile module to extract untrusted tar archives using TarFile.extractall or...

CVE-2025-4138

Allows the extraction filter to be ignored, allowing symlink targets to point outside the destination directory, and the modification of some file metadata. You are affected by this vulnerability if using the tarfile module to extract untrusted tar archives using TarFile.extractall or...

CVE-2025-4330 Extraction filter bypass for linking outside extraction directory

Allows the extraction filter to be ignored, allowing symlink targets to point outside the destination directory, and the modification of some file metadata. You are affected by this vulnerability if using the tarfile module to extract untrusted tar archives using TarFile.extractall or...

CVE-2025-4330

CVE-2025-4330 affects Python tarfile extraction: when using TarFile.extractall() or TarFile.extract() with filter=“data” or “tar”, the extraction filter can be bypassed, allowing symlink targets and some file metadata to be manipulated outside the destination directory. Affected Python versions a...

CVE-2025-4330 Extraction filter bypass for linking outside extraction directory

Allows the extraction filter to be ignored, allowing symlink targets to point outside the destination directory, and the modification of some file metadata. You are affected by this vulnerability if using the tarfile module to extract untrusted tar archives using TarFile.extractall or...

PSF-2025-7

Allows the extraction filter to be ignored, allowing symlink targets to point outside the destination directory, and the modification of some file metadata. You are affected by this vulnerability if using the tarfile module to extract untrusted tar archives using TarFile.extractall or...

CVE-2025-4330

Allows the extraction filter to be ignored, allowing symlink targets to point outside the destination directory, and the modification of some file metadata. You are affected by this vulnerability if using the tarfile module to extract untrusted tar archives using TarFile.extractall or...

CVE-2025-4517 Arbitrary writes via tarfile realpath overflow

Allows arbitrary filesystem writes outside the extraction directory during extraction with filter="data". You are affected by this vulnerability if using the tarfile module to extract untrusted tar archives using TarFile.extractall or TarFile.extract using the filter= parameter with a value of...

CVE-2025-4517 Arbitrary writes via tarfile realpath overflow

Allows arbitrary filesystem writes outside the extraction directory during extraction with filter="data". You are affected by this vulnerability if using the tarfile module to extract untrusted tar archives using TarFile.extractall or TarFile.extract using the filter= parameter with a value of...

CVE-2025-4517

CVE-2025-4517 concerns the tarfile module: when extracting untrusted tar archives using TarFile.extractall() or TarFile.extract() with filter set to "data" (or "tar"), it allows arbitrary filesystem writes outside the extraction directory. The description and connected advisories confirm this is ...

PSF-2025-9

Allows arbitrary filesystem writes outside the extraction directory during extraction with filter="data". You are affected by this vulnerability if using the tarfile module to extract untrusted tar archives using TarFile.extractall or TarFile.extract using the filter= parameter with a value of...

CVE-2025-4517

Allows arbitrary filesystem writes outside the extraction directory during extraction with filter="data". You are affected by this vulnerability if using the tarfile module to extract untrusted tar archives using TarFile.extractall or TarFile.extract using the filter= parameter with a value of...

CVE-2025-4517 Arbitrary writes via tarfile realpath overflow

Allows arbitrary filesystem writes outside the extraction directory during extraction with filter="data". You are affected by this vulnerability if using the tarfile module to extract untrusted tar archives using TarFile.extractall or TarFile.extract using the filter= parameter with a value of...

CVE-2025-4517

Allows arbitrary filesystem writes outside the extraction directory during extraction with filter="data". You are affected by this vulnerability if using the tarfile module to extract untrusted tar archives using TarFile.extractall or TarFile.extract using the filter= parameter with a value of...

PT-2025-23609

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Python versions 3.12 and later Description The issue allows the extraction filter to be ignored, enabling symlink targets to point outside the destination directory and the modification of some file metadata. This affects users who utilize the...

CVE-2024-12718: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

Allows modifying some file metadata e.g. last modified with filter="data" or file permissions chmod with filter="tar" of files outside the extraction directory. You are affected by this vulnerability if using the tarfile module to extract untrusted tar archives using TarFile.extractall or...

CVE-2025-4138: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

Allows the extraction filter to be ignored, allowing symlink targets to point outside the destination directory, and the modification of some file metadata. You are affected by this vulnerability if using the tarfile module to extract untrusted tar archives using TarFile.extractall or...