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CVE-2026-5704
medium
Description
A flaw was found in tar. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious archive, leading to hidden file injection with fully attacker-controlled content. This bypasses pre-extraction inspection mechanisms, potentially allowing an attacker to introduce malicious files onto a system without detection.
References
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2455360
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5704
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/12/2