GHSA-vhgw-c286-8gqgMediumCVSS 4.4
A vulnerability has been found in wummel patool 4.1.0. This vulnerability affects the function...
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📋 Description
A vulnerability has been found in wummel patool 4.1.0. This vulnerability affects the function extract_gzip of the file patoolib/fileutil.py of the component Gzip Extraction Handler. The manipulation leads to symlink following. Local access is required to approach this attack. The researcher claims to have submitted a GHSA on the repository of the project.
🔗 References (8)
- https://github.com/wummel/patool/security/advisories/GHSA-p24m-wf3f-3mf5
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-124584
- https://github.com/wummel/patool
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-124584
- https://vuldb.com/submit/1038992
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/433008
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/433008/cti
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vhgw-c286-8gqg