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tar-rs `unpack_in` can chmod arbitrary directories by following symlinks
tar-rs `unpack_in` can chmod arbitrary directories by following symlinks
Affected packages
- tar
Exploit signal
- Known exploited (CISA KEV)
- No
- EPSS score
- —
- EPSS percentile
- —
EPSS is the probability a CVE is exploited in the wild; percentile is its rank among all CVEs.
Sources
- https://github.com/alexcrichton/tar-rs/security/advisories/GHSA-j4xf-2g29-59ph
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33056
- https://github.com/alexcrichton/tar-rs/commit/17b1fd84e632071cb8eef9d3709bf347bd266446
- https://github.com/alexcrichton/tar-rs
- https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0067.html
Structured record: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-j4xf-2g29-59ph
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