CVE-2026-7774

A flaw was found in the tarfile.datafilter function within the Python tarfile module. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing a specially crafted tar archive containing malicious link entries, such as symlinks with empty or directory-like names. This bypass allows the...

cpython: python: Bypassing extraction filter to create symlinks to arbitrary targets outside extraction directory

A flaw was found in the Python tarfile module. This vulnerability allows attackers to bypass extraction filters, enabling symlink targets to escape the destination directory and allowing unauthorized modification of file metadata via the use of TarFile.extract or TarFile.extractall with the filte...

CVE-2025-67487

Static Web Server SWS is a production-ready web server suitable for static web files or assets. Versions 2.40.0 and below contain symbolic links symlinks which can be used to access files or directories outside the intended web root folder. SWS generally does not prevent symlinks from escaping th...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-4138

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - Allows the extraction filter to be ignored, allowing symlink targets to point outside the destination directory, and the modification of some file metadata. You...

cpython: python: Bypassing extraction filter to create symlinks to arbitrary targets outside extraction directory

A flaw was found in the Python tarfile module. This vulnerability allows attackers to bypass extraction filters, enabling symlink targets to escape the destination directory and allowing unauthorized modification of file metadata via the use of TarFile.extract or TarFile.extractall with the filte...