CVE-2024-0406 | Mholt/archiver: path traversal vulnerability

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.

Published: 2024-04-06 Last update: 2025-04-25 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-0406 is rated Moderate Risk (58.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 22.06%, 96th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-0406

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-22 21.51% 22.06% +0.55%
2 2026-04-25 17.29% 21.51% +4.21%
3 2026-01-05 — 17.29% —

Full EPSS history (24 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-0406

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.1 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.8 4.2 [email protected]
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-0406

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2024-0406

GHSA-rhh4-rh7c-7r5v · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: go — Archiver Path Traversal vulnerability

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-0406

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0406

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-0406

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mholt archiver >= 3.0.0, < 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:mholt:archiver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat advanced_cluster_security 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:advanced_cluster_security:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat openshift_container_platform >= 4.18, < 4.18.4 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-0406

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