CVE-2024-0406

File overwrite via unchecked tar entry paths

Published Apr 6, 2024 · Updated Nov 20, 2025

Path traversal in Matt Holt Archiver 3.0.0 through 3.5.1 allows attackers to overwrite files via a crafted tar archive. The tar extraction path uses archive-controlled entry names without containing their resolved paths beneath the requested destination. A user or application must unpack the file, after which writes occur with that process's privileges and can expose or replace restricted files.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.93%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Matt Holt Archiver 3.0.0 through 3.5.1 allows attackers to overwrite files via a crafted tar archive. The tar extraction path uses archive-controlled entry names without containing their resolved paths beneath the requested destination. A user or application must unpack the file, after which writes occur with that process's privileges and can expose or replace restricted files.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-0406
Published
Apr 6, 2024
Updated
Nov 20, 2025
Vendor
Red Hat
Product
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes
Classifications
CWE-22, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 6, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 20, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Red Hat · Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for KubernetesAffected versions are unavailable in this record.
Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18Affected versions are unavailable in this record.
Matt Holt · Archiver v3version=v3.0.0 <*

Published CVSS scores

6.1Red HatCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File

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