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CVE-2026-124584

MEDIUM
MEDIUM Priority: 0.01 BB Relevance: 35/100
Published: 2026-11-09 Modified: 2026-11-13 First seen: 2026-11-09 Status: active

Attack Surface

Low Complexity No Interaction

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Local
AC: Low
PR: Low
UI: None
S: X
AT: None
VC: None
VI: Low
VA: Low

Description

A vulnerability has been found in wummel patool 4.1.0. This vulnerability affects the function extract_gzip of the file patoolib/fileutil.py of the component Gzip Extraction Handler. The manipulation leads to symlink following. Local access is required to approach this attack. The researcher claims to have submitted a GHSA on the repository of the project.

Weakness Classification (2)

Affected Software (3)

VendorProductVersion
wummel patool 4.1.0
wummel patool 4.1.0
wummel patool 4.1.0

References & Advisories (6)

https://vuldb.com/vuln/433008
vdb-entry technical-description
https://vuldb.com/submit/1038992
third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/vuln/433008/cti
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Bug Bounty Relevance

35 / 100
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

4.8 / 10.0 v4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/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

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.14%
Raw Score 0.001380
Percentile 3.2%
Date 2026-11-13

EPSS Trend

2026-11-13
0.00138
2026-11-12
0.00138
2026-11-10
0.00138
2026-11-09
0.00138

Intelligence Sources

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