CVE-2026-18477

CVE-2026-18477 describes a TOCTOU flaw in GNU tar related to incremental dumpdir rename handling. A local attacker with write access to a directory being backed up can influence the restore process on the target system, causing files/directories to be created, renamed, or overwritten outside the ...

CVE-2026-18477 Tar: tar: toctou in incremental dumpdir 'x' rename handling allows restore path escape

A TOCTOU Time-of-Check Time-of-Use vulnerability in GNU tar's incremental dumpdir 'X' rename handling allows a local attacker with write access to a directory being backed up to influence the restore process if the attacker has access to the system where the restore is being performed. During...