CVE-2021-32803: Arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite via insufficient symlink protection due to directory cache poisoning

Overview

Severity
High (CVSS 8.2)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Patch Tuesday
2026-Aug
Released
2026-08-07
EPSS Score
7.80% (percentile: 94.1%)

Affected Products (2)

Open Source Software

  • azl3 tar 1.35-2 on Azure Linux 3.0
  • cbl2 tar 1.34-3

Revision History

  • 2026-08-07: Information published.