7.5

CVE-2017-1000026: progress mixlib-archive Path Traversal

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000026DEBIAN-CVE-2017-1000026DSA-3915-1
Published 13-07-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-1000026 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in progress mixlib-archive. EPSS estimates a 1.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.90%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 13-07-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Chef Software's mixlib-archive versions 0.3.0 and older are vulnerable to a directory traversal attack allowing attackers to overwrite arbitrary files by using ".." in tar archive entries

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 4 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.90%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

79%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.90% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
1.90%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • ruby-mixlib-archive< 0.4.1-1 | < 0.2.0-1+deb9u1
Progress1 product
RubyGems1 product
  • mixlib-archive< 0.4.0
Ubuntu1 product
  • ruby-mixlib-archive< 0.4.1-1

4 vendors · 4 products

References

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