> CVE-2026-66484 [MEDIUM]

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PUBLISHED
2026-08-10 11:17
MODIFIED
2026-08-10 11:17
CVSS_SCORE V3
4.6
EPSS (Prob. Exploit)
0.20%
Top 90.6%
DATA SOURCES:
NVD 🔗 2026-08-10 RED HAT 🔗 2026-08-16 CWE MITRE 🔗 2026-11-01 FIRST EPSS 🔗 2026-11-01 OSV 🔗 2026-11-02 MSRC 🔗 2026-11-02

> DESCRIPTION

GNU cpio contains a Path Traversal vulnerability in its tar archive extraction functionality. When extracting a tar archive in copy-in mode with the --no-absolute-filenames option, the extracted file name is normalized but the tar hard-link target is passed to the link_to_name function without equivalent sanitization before calling link function. A tar archive provided by an attacker, containing a hard-link entry whose linkname is set to an absolute path outside the extraction directory, can cause cpio to create a hard link to an existing file outside the intended extraction directory, breaking the expected guarantee of --no-absolute-filenames and allowing archive-controlled linkage to external files. This issue has been fixed in commit e2b9cbdd3354d2b1569b7390d1bc15c1930559ad

> AFFECTED_PRODUCTS

Red Hat - Red Hat Hardened Images
Version: 2.15

> CVSS V3 METRICS

CVSS_VECTOR
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

> MÉTRIQUES CVSS DÉTAILLÉES

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Métrique Valeur Interprétation
AV (Vecteur d'Attaque)
Attack Vector
Local (L)
Exploit nécessite un accès local au système
AC (Complexité d'Attaque)
Attack Complexity
Low (L)
Peu de conditions requises pour exploiter
PR (Privilèges Requis)
Privileges Required
None (N)
Aucune authentification requise
UI (Interaction Utilisateur)
User Interaction
Required (R)
Nécessite une action utilisateur (clic lien, ouverture fichier, etc.)
S (Périmètre)
Scope
Unchanged (U)
Impact reste dans le périmètre du composant compromis
C (Impact Confidentialité)
Confidentiality Impact
None (N)
Aucune divulgation d'informations
I (Impact Intégrité)
Integrity Impact
Low (L)
Modification limitée des données possible
A (Impact Disponibilité)
Availability Impact
None (N)
Aucune interruption de service

> RÉSUMÉ DES IMPACTS

Confidentialité
None
Aucune divulgation d'informations
Intégrité
Low
Modification limitée des données possible
Disponibilité
None
Aucune interruption de service

> WEAKNESSES

CWE-22

> CWE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory - The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

> RED HAT SECURITY ADVISORIES

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs Security Update
An update for Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs is now available.

> RED HAT SEVERITY ASSESSMENT

THREAT SEVERITY
Low

> OSV (GOOGLE OPEN SOURCE VULNERABILITIES)

Path Traversal in GNU cpio

AFFECTED PACKAGES:
Unknown / Unknown

> HISTORIQUE DES MODIFICATIONS

Première apparition
10/08/2026 11:17
Source: NVD
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 01/11/2026 06:59
CWE
Champ modifié: Description CWE
Ancienne valeur:
CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') - The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that i...
Nouvelle valeur:
CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory - The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneat...
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 01/09/2026 06:02
CWE
Champ modifié: Description CWE
Ancienne valeur:
N/A
Nouvelle valeur:
CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') - The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that i...
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 16/08/2026 05:01
REDHAT
Champ modifié: Sévérité Red Hat
Ancienne valeur:
N/A
Nouvelle valeur:
{ "threat_severity": "Low", "severity_scale": null }
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 16/08/2026 05:01
REDHAT
Champ modifié: Red Hat
Ancienne valeur:
Non
Nouvelle valeur:
Oui
Total des modifications: 4 Dernière mise à jour: 2 days ago

> REFERENCES

https://cert.pl/en/posts/2026/08/CVE-2026-66484
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/cpio.git
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