CVE-2026-42496: Archive::Tar versions before 3.08 for Perl extract symlinks with attacker controlled targets outside the extraction directory
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 36/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.50% (FIRST EPSS).
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- According to CISA the attack is automatable: targets can be found by mass scanning.
- Fixed version: azl3 perl 5.38.2-509 on Azure Linux 3.0 5.38.2-510.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to azl3 perl 5.38.2-509 on Azure Linux 3.0 5.38.2-510 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
Archive::Tar versions before 3.08 for Perl extract symlinks with attacker controlled targets outside the extraction directory. _make_special_file() passes the tar header's linkname to symlink() without validating it against absolute paths or .. segments. The secure-extract mode check that guards regular file extraction does not cover the symlink target. A subsequent open through the extracted name reads or writes the attacker chosen path.
- Published
- May 25, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 24, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.5% · 42th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-59
Report tools
Action score
36
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 36 / 40 · 9.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.5%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| archive\ | \ | cpe:2.3:a:archive\:\ |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- archive::tar project archive::tarbefore 3.08
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (CPANSec). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
BINGOS Archive::Tar
- before 3.08affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:10 | perl-Archive-Tar | before 3.02-512.el10_2.1 | 3.02-512.el10_2.1 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | perl | before 4:5.32.1-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c | 4:5.32.1-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c |
| AlmaLinux:8 | perl-Algorithm-Diff | before 1.1903-10.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce | 1.1903-10.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce |
| AlmaLinux:8 | perl-Archive-Tar | before 2.38-4.module_el8.10.0+4205+6175afda | 2.38-4.module_el8.10.0+4205+6175afda |
| AlmaLinux:8 | perl-Archive-Tar | before 2.30-2.el8_10 | 2.30-2.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | perl-Archive-Zip | before 1.68-3.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce | 1.68-3.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce |
| AlmaLinux:8 | perl-Attribute-Handlers | before 1.01-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c | 1.01-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c |
| AlmaLinux:8 | perl-autodie | before 2.34-1.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce | 2.34-1.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce |
| AlmaLinux:8 | perl-AutoLoader | before 5.74-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c | 5.74-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c |
| AlmaLinux:8 | perl-AutoSplit | before 5.74-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c | 5.74-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c |
| AlmaLinux:8 | perl-autouse | before 1.11-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c | 1.11-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c |
| AlmaLinux:8 | perl-B | before 1.80-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c | 1.80-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c |
| AlmaLinux:8 | perl-base | before 2.27-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c | 2.27-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c |
| AlmaLinux:8 | perl-Benchmark | before 1.23-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c | 1.23-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c |
| AlmaLinux:8 | perl-bignum | before 0.51-439.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce | 0.51-439.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce |
| AlmaLinux:8 | perl-blib | before 1.07-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c | 1.07-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c |
| AlmaLinux:8 | perl-Carp | before 1.50-439.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce | 1.50-439.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce |
| AlmaLinux:8 | perl-Class-Struct | before 0.66-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c | 0.66-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c |
| AlmaLinux:8 | perl-Compress-Bzip2 | before 2.28-2.module_el8.6.0+3181+91434291 | 2.28-2.module_el8.6.0+3181+91434291 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | perl-Compress-Bzip2 | before 2.28-2.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce | 2.28-2.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce |
| AlmaLinux:8 | perl-Compress-Raw-Bzip2 | before 2.096-1.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce | 2.096-1.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce |
| AlmaLinux:8 | perl-Compress-Raw-Bzip2 | before 2.096-1.module_el8.6.0+3181+91434291 | 2.096-1.module_el8.6.0+3181+91434291 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | perl-Compress-Raw-Lzma | before 2.096-1.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce | 2.096-1.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce |
| AlmaLinux:8 | perl-Compress-Raw-Lzma | before 2.096-1.module_el8.6.0+3181+91434291 | 2.096-1.module_el8.6.0+3181+91434291 |
+96
Same product
Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2026-9538Archive::Tar versions before 3.10 for Perl allow memory exhaustion via attacker controlled entry size field in tar header30Monitor
- CVE-2026-42497Archive::Tar versions before 3.08 for Perl extract hardlinks to attacker controlled paths outside the extraction directory30Monitor
- CVE-2007-4829Directory traversal vulnerability in the Archive::Tar Perl module 1.36 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitr28Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| azl3 perl 5.38.2-509 on Azure Linux 3.0 | 5.38.2-510 · CBL-Mariner Releases | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| almalinux:perl | 4:5.32.1-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:perl-Algorithm-Diff | 1.1903-10.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:perl-Archive-Tar | 2.38-4.module_el8.10.0+4205+6175afda · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:perl-Archive-Zip | 1.68-3.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:perl-Attribute-Handlers | 1.01-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:perl-AutoLoader | 5.74-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:perl-AutoSplit | 5.74-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:perl-B | 1.80-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:perl-Benchmark | 1.23-474.module_el8.10.0+4162+0aac7c4c · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:perl-CPAN | 2.28-5.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:perl-CPAN-DistnameInfo | 0.12-13.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:perl-CPAN-Meta | 2.150010-397.module_el8.6.0+2766+8bf0b7ce · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:perl | 5.36.0-7+deb12u4 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:perl | 5.40.1-6+deb13u1 · Debian:13 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:perl | 4:5.32.1-474.module+el8.10.0+24099+8aa2f756 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:perl-Algorithm-Diff | 0:1.1903-10.module+el8.10.0+21354+3ad137bb · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:perl-Archive-Tar | 0:2.38-4.module+el8.10.0+24402+ce90c7a0 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:perl-Archive-Zip | 0:1.68-3.module+el8.10.0+21354+3ad137bb · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:perl-Attribute-Handlers | 0:1.01-474.module+el8.10.0+24099+8aa2f756 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:perl-AutoLoader | 0:5.74-474.module+el8.10.0+24099+8aa2f756 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:perl-AutoSplit | 0:5.74-474.module+el8.10.0+24099+8aa2f756 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:perl-B | 0:1.80-474.module+el8.10.0+24099+8aa2f756 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:perl-B-debuginfo | 0:1.80-474.module+el8.10.0+24099+8aa2f756 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:perl-Benchmark | 0:1.23-474.module+el8.10.0+24099+8aa2f756 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:perl-CPAN | 0:2.28-5.module+el8.10.0+21354+3ad137bb · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:perl-CPAN-DistnameInfo | 0:0.12-13.module+el8.10.0+21354+3ad137bb · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| rocky linux:perl | 4:5.32.1-474.module+el8.10.0+40155+64ce2d41 · Rocky Linux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| rocky linux:perl-Algorithm-Diff | 0:1.1903-10.module+el8.10.0+40155+64ce2d41 · Rocky Linux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| rocky linux:perl-Archive-Zip | 0:1.68-3.module+el8.10.0+40155+64ce2d41 · Rocky Linux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
+9
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2026-424970 days apartArchive::Tar versions before 3.08 for Perl extract hardlinks to attacker controlled paths outside the extraction directory30Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
- Obfuscated Files or Information: HTML SmugglingT1027.006
- Obfuscated Files or Information: Embedded PayloadsT1027.009
- Boot or Logon Autostart Execution:Shortcut ModificationT1547.009
- Hide Artifacts: Resource ForkingT1564.009
- Hijack Execution Flow: Executable Installer File Permissions WeaknessT1574.005
- Hijack Execution Flow: Services File Permissions WeaknessT1574.010
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- metacpan.org/release/BINGOS/Archive-Tar-3.08/changes
- www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42497
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30851
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30852
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30856
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30857
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42496
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2481314
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-42496.json
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.