CVE-2021-31566EPSS p33.2%

CVE-2021-31566CVE-2021-31566

libarchive / libarchive

Description

An improper link resolution flaw can occur while extracting an archive leading to changing modes, times, access control lists, and flags of a file outside of the archive. An attacker may provide a malicious archive to a victim user, who would trigger this flaw when trying to extract the archive. A local attacker may use this flaw to gain more privileges in a system.

Scoring

CVSS 7.8 ()
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS0.39% probability of exploitation · percentile 33.2% · 2026-11-03T12:00:27Z
Last modified2026-11-02
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