CVE-2026-105712: gpgtar in GnuPG before 2.5.19 can allow file overwrite via crafted data in an archive. When extracting an untrusted archive with --directory (aka -C) into an existing directory containing a pre-existing symlink, gpgtar can follow that symlink and create or overwrite a file outside the selected extraction directory. The write is limited by the extraction user's filesystem permissions. An archive extracted into a fresh empty directory does not have this risk.

Overview

Severity
Low (CVSS 3.6)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:U
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Patch Tuesday
2026-Oct
Released
2026-10-07
EPSS Score
0.12% (percentile: 1.8%)

Affected Products (1)

Other

  • 21526-17084

Revision History

  • 2026-10-07: Information published.