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01 Record

CVE-2026-42496

Archive::Tar versions before 3.08 for Perl extract symlinks with attacker controlled targets outside the extraction directory

CriticalPUBLISHEDCNA: CPANSec
CNA base score9.1 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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02 Description

Archive::Tar versions before 3.08 for Perl extract symlinks with attacker controlled targets outside the extraction directory

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.
  • AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
  • Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
0.50% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 42.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
9.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-24.
Red Hat severity
Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

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
2026-05-26 00:17Z5 MO AGO
Last updated
2026-07-15 00:57Z3 MO AGO
Reserved
2026-04-27
Assigning CNA
CPANSec
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Critical (CVSS 9.1)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses
  • CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base
  • CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base
Data version
5.2
Document digest
5bcc47d4c9b8e25ac434664d62c56f6597e6699c9814e6e72208aec6ca1a05b1

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
BINGOSArchive::Tar0 to < 3.08—

06 References

07 Remediation

Upgrade to Archive::Tar 3.08 or later.

08 Fixed in

AlmaLinux 8

  • perl
    Fixed in 4:5.32.1-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c
  • perl-Algorithm-Diff
    Fixed in 1.1903-10.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
  • perl-Archive-Tar
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 2.30-2.el8_10
    • Affected before 2.38-4.module_el8.10.0+4205+6175afda
  • perl-Archive-Zip
    Fixed in 1.68-3.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
  • perl-Attribute-Handlers
    Fixed in 1.01-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c
  • perl-AutoLoader
    Fixed in 5.74-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c
  • perl-AutoSplit
    Fixed in 5.74-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c
  • perl-B
    Fixed in 1.80-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c
  • perl-Benchmark
    Fixed in 1.23-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c
  • perl-CPAN
    Fixed in 2.28-5.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
  • perl-CPAN-DistnameInfo
    Fixed in 0.12-13.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
  • perl-CPAN-Meta
    Fixed in 2.150010-397.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
  • perl-CPAN-Meta-Requirements
    Fixed in 2.140-397.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
  • perl-CPAN-Meta-YAML
    Fixed in 0.018-1001.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
  • perl-Carp
    Fixed in 1.50-439.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
  • perl-Class-Struct
    Fixed in 0.66-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c
  • perl-Compress-Bzip2
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 2.28-2.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
    • Affected before 2.28-2.module_el8.6.0+3181+91434291
  • perl-Compress-Raw-Bzip2
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 2.096-1.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
    • Affected before 2.096-1.module_el8.6.0+3181+91434291
  • perl-Compress-Raw-Lzma
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 2.096-1.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
    • Affected before 2.096-1.module_el8.6.0+3181+91434291
  • perl-Compress-Raw-Zlib
    Fixed in 2.096-2.module_el8.10.0+3779+d5938d28
  • perl-Config-Extensions
    Fixed in 0.03-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c
  • perl-Config-Perl-V
    Fixed in 0.32-441.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
  • perl-DBM_Filter
    Fixed in 0.06-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c
  • perl-DB_File
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 1.855-1.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
    • Affected before 1.855-1.module_el8.6.0+3181+91434291
  • perl-Data-Dumper
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 2.174-440.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
    • Affected before 2.174-440.module_el8.6.0+3181+91434291
  • perl-Data-OptList
    Fixed in 0.110-7.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
  • perl-Data-Section
    Fixed in 0.200007-8.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
  • perl-Devel-PPPort
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 3.62-1.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
    • Affected before 3.62-1.module_el8.6.0+3181+91434291
  • perl-Devel-Peek
    Fixed in 1.28-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c
  • perl-Devel-SelfStubber
    Fixed in 1.06-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c
  • perl-Devel-Size
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 0.83-3.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
    • Affected before 0.83-3.module_el8.6.0+3181+91434291
  • perl-Digest
    Fixed in 1.20-1.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
  • perl-Digest-MD5
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 2.58-1.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
    • Affected before 2.58-1.module_el8.6.0+3181+91434291
  • perl-Digest-SHA
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 1:6.02-2.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
    • Affected before 1:6.02-2.module_el8.6.0+3181+91434291
  • perl-DirHandle
    Fixed in 1.05-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c
  • perl-Dumpvalue
    Fixed in 2.27-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c
  • perl-DynaLoader
    Fixed in 1.47-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c
  • perl-Encode
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 4:3.08-461.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
    • Affected before 4:3.08-461.module_el8.6.0+3181+91434291
  • perl-Encode-Locale
    Fixed in 1.05-10.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
  • perl-Encode-devel
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 4:3.08-461.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
    • Affected before 4:3.08-461.module_el8.6.0+3181+91434291

182 further packages in AlmaLinux 8 not shown (first 40 listed).

Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

AlmaLinux 9

  • perl-Archive-Tar
    Fixed in 2.38-6.el9_8.1

Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

AlmaLinux 10

  • perl-Archive-Tar
    Fixed in 3.02-512.el10_2.1

Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

CloudLinux 8

  • perl
    Fixed in 4:5.32.1-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c
  • perl-Algorithm-Diff
    Fixed in 1.1903-10.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
  • perl-Archive-Tar
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 2.30-2.el8_10
    • Affected before 2.38-4.module_el8.10.0+4205+6175afda
  • perl-Archive-Zip
    Fixed in 1.68-3.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
  • perl-Attribute-Handlers
    Fixed in 1.01-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c
  • perl-AutoLoader
    Fixed in 5.74-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c
  • perl-AutoSplit
    Fixed in 5.74-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c
  • perl-B
    Fixed in 1.80-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c
  • perl-Benchmark
    Fixed in 1.23-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c
  • perl-CPAN
    Fixed in 2.28-5.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
  • perl-CPAN-DistnameInfo
    Fixed in 0.12-13.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
  • perl-CPAN-Meta
    Fixed in 2.150010-397.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
  • perl-CPAN-Meta-Requirements
    Fixed in 2.140-397.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
  • perl-CPAN-Meta-YAML
    Fixed in 0.018-1001.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
  • perl-Carp
    Fixed in 1.50-439.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
  • perl-Class-Struct
    Fixed in 0.66-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c
  • perl-Compress-Bzip2
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 2.28-2.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
    • Affected before 2.28-2.module_el8.6.0+3181+91434291
  • perl-Compress-Raw-Bzip2
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 2.096-1.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
    • Affected before 2.096-1.module_el8.6.0+3181+91434291
  • perl-Compress-Raw-Lzma
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 2.096-1.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
    • Affected before 2.096-1.module_el8.6.0+3181+91434291
  • perl-Compress-Raw-Zlib
    Fixed in 2.096-2.module_el8.10.0+3779+d5938d28
  • perl-Config-Extensions
    Fixed in 0.03-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c
  • perl-Config-Perl-V
    Fixed in 0.32-441.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
  • perl-DBM_Filter
    Fixed in 0.06-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c
  • perl-DB_File
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 1.855-1.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
    • Affected before 1.855-1.module_el8.6.0+3181+91434291
  • perl-Data-Dumper
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 2.174-440.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
    • Affected before 2.174-440.module_el8.6.0+3181+91434291
  • perl-Data-OptList
    Fixed in 0.110-7.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
  • perl-Data-Section
    Fixed in 0.200007-8.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
  • perl-Devel-PPPort
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 3.62-1.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
    • Affected before 3.62-1.module_el8.6.0+3181+91434291
  • perl-Devel-Peek
    Fixed in 1.28-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c
  • perl-Devel-SelfStubber
    Fixed in 1.06-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c
  • perl-Devel-Size
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 0.83-3.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
    • Affected before 0.83-3.module_el8.6.0+3181+91434291
  • perl-Digest
    Fixed in 1.20-1.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
  • perl-Digest-MD5
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 2.58-1.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
    • Affected before 2.58-1.module_el8.6.0+3181+91434291
  • perl-Digest-SHA
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 1:6.02-2.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
    • Affected before 1:6.02-2.module_el8.6.0+3181+91434291
  • perl-DirHandle
    Fixed in 1.05-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c
  • perl-Dumpvalue
    Fixed in 2.27-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c
  • perl-DynaLoader
    Fixed in 1.47-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c
  • perl-Encode
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 4:3.08-461.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
    • Affected before 4:3.08-461.module_el8.6.0+3181+91434291
  • perl-Encode-Locale
    Fixed in 1.05-10.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
  • perl-Encode-devel
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 4:3.08-461.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce
    • Affected before 4:3.08-461.module_el8.6.0+3181+91434291

182 further packages in CloudLinux 8 not shown (first 40 listed).

Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.

Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

CloudLinux 9

  • perl-Archive-Tar
    Fixed in 2.38-6.el9_8.1

Derived from AlmaLinux 9. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 9 are listed.

Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

CloudLinux 10

  • perl-Archive-Tar
    Fixed in 3.02-512.el10_2.1

Derived from AlmaLinux 10. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 10 are listed.

Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 12

  • perl
    Fixed in 5.36.0-7+deb12u4

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • perl
    Fixed in 5.40.1-6+deb13u1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • perl
    Fixed in 5.42.3-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

  • perl
    Fixed in 5.34.0-3ubuntu1.7

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

  • perl
    Fixed in 5.38.2-3.2ubuntu0.3

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 25.10

  • perl
    Fixed in 5.40.1-6ubuntu0.1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS

  • perl
    Fixed in 5.40.1-7ubuntu0.1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS

  • perl
    Fixed in 5.18.2-2ubuntu1.7+esm7
    Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS

  • perl
    Fixed in 5.26.1-6ubuntu0.7+esm2
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS

  • perl
    Fixed in 5.30.0-9ubuntu0.5+esm2
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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