CVE-2024-57966

Arbitrary file writes via absolute archive paths

Published Feb 3, 2025 · Updated Feb 9, 2025

Absolute path traversal in KDE Ark before 24.12.0 allows attackers to write files outside the chosen directory via a crafted archive. The libarchive plugin passes a leading-slash pathname to libarchive instead of rewriting it as Ark's relative entry name or rejecting absolute paths. A user must extract the malicious archive; the write can replace user-owned files, including shell startup or autostart configuration.

CVSS severity5.0
Medium
EPSS probability0.28%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Absolute path traversal in KDE Ark before 24.12.0 allows attackers to write files outside the chosen directory via a crafted archive. The libarchive plugin passes a leading-slash pathname to libarchive instead of rewriting it as Ark's relative entry name or rejecting absolute paths. A user must extract the malicious archive; the write can replace user-owned files, including shell startup or autostart configuration.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-57966
Published
Feb 3, 2025
Updated
Feb 9, 2025
Vendor
KDE
Product
Ark
Classifications
CWE-36, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 3, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 9, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <24.12.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

KDE · Arkversion=0 <24.12.0

Published CVSS scores

5.0MITRECVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-36Absolute Path Traversal
T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File

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