CVE-2026-70622: tar-rs 0.4.11 - 0.4.46 Symlink Escape via append_dir_all()

Overview

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.5)

CVSS Vector

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

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Patch Tuesday

2026-Aug

Released

2026-08-14

Last Updated

2026-09-25

EPSS Score

0.46% (percentile: 37.7%)

Affected Products (14)

Other

• 21655-17084
• 21719-17084
• 21915-17084
• 21699-17084
• 21674-17084
• 21588-17084
• 21500-17084
• 21716-17084
• 21720-17084
• 21850-17084
• 21813-17084
• 21842-17084
• 21788-17084
• 21916-17084

Security Updates (1)

• Security Update

Revision History

• 2026-08-14: Information published.
• 2026-08-14: Information published.
• 2026-09-07: Information published.
• 2026-09-08: Information published.
• 2026-09-09: Information published.
• 2026-09-15: Information published.
• 2026-09-23: Information published.
• 2026-09-24: Information published.
• 2026-09-25: Information published.