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CVE-2026-5704

MEDIUM
MEDIUM Priority: 0.02 BB Relevance: 36/100
Published: 2026-04-06 Modified: 2026-10-26 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Low Complexity No Auth Integ. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Local
AC: Low
PR: None
UI: Required
S: Unchanged
C: None
I: High
A: None

Description

A flaw was found in tar. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious archive, leading to hidden file injection with fully attacker-controlled content. This bypasses pre-extraction inspection mechanisms, potentially allowing an attacker to introduce malicious files onto a system without detection.

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (7)

VendorProductVersion
gnu tar -
redhat enterprise_linux 6.0
redhat enterprise_linux 7.0
redhat enterprise_linux 8.0
redhat enterprise_linux 9.0
redhat enterprise_linux 10.0
redhat hardened_images -

References & Advisories (11)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/11/10
Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/12/2
Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2455360
Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

Bug Bounty Relevance

36 / 100
✓ No authentication
✓ Low complexity

CVSS Score

5.5 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.43%
Raw Score 0.004300
Percentile 37.2%
Date 2026-10-29

EPSS Trend

2026-10-29
0.00430
2026-10-28
0.00430

Intelligence Sources

nvd ref →

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