๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2024-0406

MEDIUM 6.1

Mholt/archiver: path traversal vulnerability

CVSS Score
6.1
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

A flaw was discovered in the mholt/archiver package. This flaw allows an attacker to create a specially crafted tar file, which, when unpacked, may allow access to restricted files or directories. This issue can allow the creation or overwriting of files with the user's or application's privileges using the library.

CWE CWE-22
Published Apr 6, 2024
Last Updated Nov 20, 2025
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Affected Versions

Red Hat / Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 3
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 3
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 3
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4
All versions affected

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2449 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0406 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2257749

Credits

This issue was discovered by Stefan Cornelius (Red Hat).