CVE-2026-42496: Archive::Tar versions before 3.08 for Perl extract symlinks with attacker controlled targets outside the extraction directory
Overview
- Severity
- Critical (CVSS 9.1)
- CVSS Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U
- Exploit Status
- Not Exploited
- Patch Tuesday
- 2026-May
- Released
- 2026-05-29
- EPSS Score
- 0.05% (percentile: 16.7%)
Affected Products (1)
Open Source Software
- azl3 perl 5.38.2-509 on Azure Linux 3.0
Revision History
- 2026-05-29: Information published.