python-pip: Path traversal via malicious entry point name in pip wheel installation allows arbitrary file overwrite

A flaw was found in pip, the package installer for Python. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by tricking a victim into installing a malicious Python wheel. This wheel contains specially crafted entry-point names that use directory traversal or absolute paths. This allows pip to wri...

CVE-2026-0964 Libssh: improper sanitation of paths received from scp servers

A malicious SCP server can send unexpected paths that could make the client application override local files outside of working directory. This could be misused to create malicious executable or configuration files and make the user execute them under specific consequences. This is the same issue...

Symlink Attack

Overview org.webjars.npm:tar is a full-featured Tar for Node.js. Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Symlink Attack via tar.x extraction, which allows an attacker to overwrite arbitrary files outside the intended extraction directory with a drive-relative symlink target - like...

node-tar Symlink Path Traversal via Drive-Relative Linkpath

Summary tar npm can be tricked into creating a symlink that points outside the extraction directory by using a drive-relative symlink target such as C:../../../target.txt, which enables file overwrite outside cwd during normal tar.x extraction. Details The extraction logic in...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-31802

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - node-tar is a full-featured Tar for Node.js. Prior to version 7.5.11, tar npm can be tricked into creating a symlink that points outside the extraction director...

CVE-2026-31802 node-tar Symlink Path Traversal via Drive-Relative Linkpath

node-tar is a full-featured Tar for Node.js. Prior to version 7.5.11, tar npm can be tricked into creating a symlink that points outside the extraction directory by using a drive-relative symlink target such as C:../../../target.txt, which enables file overwrite outside cwd during normal tar.x...

Directory Traversal

Overview Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Directory Traversal via the unzipFile function in the client.go file, which uses filepath.JoindestDir, f.Name without validating or sanitizing f.Name. An attacker can overwrite arbitrary files on the system outside of the intended...

registry-support Security Vulnerabilities

registry-support is a Devfile open source library . It provides support for the devfile registry. registry-support security vulnerability , the vulnerability stems from an unauthenticated remote attacker to trick the user to open a specially modified tar archive , resulting in the cleanup process...

git: by feeding specially crafted input to `git apply --reject`, a path outside the working tree can be overwritten with partially controlled contents

A vulnerability was found in Git. This security flaw occurs when feeding specially crafted input to git apply --reject; a path outside the working tree can be overwritten with partially controlled contents corresponding to the rejected hunks from the given patch...

USN-5871-1 git vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain repositories. An attacker could use this issue to make Git uses its local clone optimization even when using a non-local transport. CVE-2023-22490 Joern Schneeweisz discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain commands. An attacker could...