Description
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.
Published: 2026-10-05
Score: 3.6 Low
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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History

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 05 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
First Time appeared Gnupg
Gnupg gnupg
Weaknesses CWE-61
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Gnupg
Gnupg gnupg
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-05T19:09:30.980Z

Reserved: 2026-10-05T18:53:09.023Z

Link: CVE-2026-105712

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-05T19:09:26.691Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-05T19:17:19.527

Modified: 2026-10-05T20:17:20.460

Link: CVE-2026-105712

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-05T21:15:15Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-61

    UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following