CVE-2026-5704: Tar: tar: hidden file injection via crafted archives

Overview

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Patch Tuesday

2026-Apr

Released

2026-09-02

Last Updated

2026-09-12

EPSS Score

0.40% (percentile: 32.8%)

Affected Products (1)

Other

• 20131-17084

Security Updates (1)

• Security Update

Revision History

• 2026-09-02: Information published.
• 2026-09-12: Information published.