01 Record
CVE-2026-3087
shutil.unpack_archive() doesn't check for Windows absolute paths in ZIPs
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: PSF
CNA base score6.0 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
02 Description
shutil.unpack_archive() doesn't check for Windows absolute paths in ZIPs
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.55% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 45.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.0 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/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
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-26.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-04-27 20:46Z6 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-08-13 00:28Z2 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-02-23
- Assigning CNA
- PSF
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.0)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 9ba67b71ab4efb53208338114c58a84d519518265eb49dbbf12c616b81e7ba86
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Python Software FoundationCPython0 to < 3.10.21, 3.11.0 to < 3.11.16, 3.12.0 to < 3.12.14, 3.13.0 to < 3.13.14, 3.14.0a1 to < 3.14.5rc1, 3.15.0a1 to < 3.15.0b1—
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/pull/146591
- github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/issues/146581
- mail.python.orghttps://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/X6FXE5C6KDKOVNX3EC3DWD5RUPFWOZA4/
- github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/commit/ab5ef98af693bded74a738570e81ea70abef2840
- github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/commit/b01e594fbe754a960212f908d047294e880b52fd
- github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/commit/fc829e88753858c8ac669594bf0093f44948c0f4
- github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/commit/65b255416ae217bf0e22085be3c1976cea18bd8c
- github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/commit/8e13025747e1ca72e86d1f35637123f9c306f0cb
- github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/commit/8ee6aff14054b37b53e47194a2fa313e98163c94
- github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/commit/ba0aca3bffce431fe2fbd53ca4cd6a717a2e2c19
- github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/commit/a6650a2cdf0c49fb8ce0c982903aa2aa274beefe
- github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/commit/7ef7dd0a74f47facd1fadcbc77f8fb03beb5eb4d
- github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/commit/1071290169f85c09cf767c1099564a9426cdc7e8
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/28/9