CVE-2024-0406
Mholt/archiver: path traversal vulnerability
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 59th percentile. No fix published yet.
What to do
No fixed build or workaround is published yet. Limit exposure and watch for a patch.
What it is
From the CVE record
A flaw was discovered in the mholt/archiver package. This flaw allows an attacker to create a specially crafted tar file, which, when unpacked, may allow access to restricted files or directories. This issue can allow the creation or overwriting of files with the user's or application's privileges using the library.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
0.9% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 59th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
6 events over 810 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- OpenVAS check added
- EPSS band changemoderate → low
- Record updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 3Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
- advanced cluster securityOperating Systems / linux-distro
- openshift container platformOperating Systems / linux-distro
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Scored 6.1 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction RequiredA user must click a link, open a file, or perform some action
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality LowSome restricted information is disclosed, but limited in scope
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability NoneNo availability impact
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
Sources
References in the record
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2449
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0406
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2257749
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