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2 vulnerabilities by wummel
CVE-2026-29509 (GCVE-0-2026-29509)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-06-26 19:31 – Updated: 2026-06-27 03:03 X_Open Source
VLAI
Title
Patool < 4.0.5 Path Traversal via safe_extract() Function
Summary
Patool before 4.0.5 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the safe_extract() function in patoolib/programs/py_tarfile.py when running on Python before 3.12, where the is_within_directory() helper uses os.path.commonprefix() for character-level string comparison instead of path-level comparison, allowing a crafted archive member path to bypass the containment check. Attackers can supply a malicious archive with specially crafted member paths to write arbitrary files.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/wummel/patool/releases/tag/4.0.5 | patch |
| https://github.com/wummel/patool/blob/main/doc/ch… | release-notes |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/patool-path-… | third-party-advisory |
Date Public
2026-05-18 00:00
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CVE-2026-29509 (GCVE-0-2026-29509)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-26 19:31 – Updated: 2026-06-27 03:03 X_Open Source
VLAI
Title
Patool < 4.0.5 Path Traversal via safe_extract() Function
Summary
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Severity
5.4 (Medium)
SSVC
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Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/wummel/patool/releases/tag/4.0.5 | patch |
| https://github.com/wummel/patool/blob/main/doc/ch… | release-notes |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/patool-path-… | third-party-advisory |
Date Public
2026-05-18 00:00
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