CVE-2024-0406: mholt archiver Path Traversal
CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesCGA-4vc2-9p8h-xvcvCGA-6cj4-7pjf-rrfmCGA-739g-x88g-3crjCGA-7m4r-x8fc-4w78CGA-7rq4-46hm-7p6pCGA-7xj7-936g-8mj8CGA-888f-5hqh-rw52CGA-89h2-2r5h-jfwhCGA-96vm-cf3w-hxq6CGA-cxf6-h2h6-j9jfCGA-fx3c-2f9v-3cvjCGA-fx9p-xgw3-7737CGA-gvc9-6p64-94c8CGA-h34p-rqhv-2g88CGA-hx5h-q7fm-7968CGA-jv54-vjm7-mrprCGA-mmf6-cffw-hv9xCGA-ppfq-58wr-hpqwCGA-rg8v-8qvc-g2r5CGA-vjj6-pfc8-wcpjCGA-xr3r-54gf-65g2CGA-xwhp-p8qw-6cqcGHSA-rhh4-rh7c-7r5vGO-2024-2698openSUSE-SU-2025:14996-1openSUSE-SU-2025:15004-1CGA-23wj-w224-p333CGA-32xr-h86m-qmppCGA-86r3-4vj8-x733CGA-8m97-rgh3-pxprCGA-9qh9-7r7r-mg6cCGA-f5x4-rcx3-264mCGA-gqc8-vv58-45rvCGA-mc2g-7454-29r7CGA-ph2f-9h7r-r2hmCGA-q3cc-hx7m-xf2gCGA-r99j-r3p4-w6hwCGA-x9w7-7mrh-m923
Published 06-04-2024Last modified 20-11-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-0406 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Path Traversal vulnerability in mholt archiver. EPSS estimates a 0.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.93%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 16Timeline
- 06-04-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 20-11-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A flaw was discovered in the mholt/archiver package. This flaw allows an attacker to create a specially crafted tar file, which, when unpacked, may allow access to restricted files or directories. This issue can allow the creation or overwriting of files with the user's or application's privileges using the library.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 5 sources · 1 versionHigh 7.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSources5 sources · 6.1–7.8
- CVE.orgCNA6.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:NDiffers
- OSV · WolfiEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · GoEcosystem advisory · calculated6.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:NDiffers
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.93%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
60%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.93% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.93%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Chainguard18 products
- chainctl< 0.2.59-r0
- docker-credential-cgr< 0.2.59-r0
- filebrowser< 2.45.0-r0
- gotenberg< 8.5.0-r0
- k9s< 0.32.4-r3
Wolfi11 products
- filebrowser< 2.45.0-r0
- k9s< 0.32.4-r3
- kots< 1.128.3-r0
- kubescape< 3.0.10-r0
- nuclei< 3.2.5-r1
Opensuse2 products
- hauler&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 1.2.2-1.1
- subfinder&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 2.7.0-2.1
Redhat2 products
- advanced_cluster_security3.0
- openshift_container_platform≥ 4.18, < 4.18.4
Github.com/mholt1 product
- archiver≥ 3.0.0, ≤ 3.5.1 | All versions (No fix recorded)
Github.com/mholt/archiver1 product
- v3≥ 3.0.0, ≤ 3.5.1 | All versions (No fix recorded)
Mholt1 product
- archiver≥ 3.0.0, < 4.0.0
7 vendors · 36 products
References
10 links- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2449Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHATAdvisoryWEBThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0406VDB EntryX Refsource REDHATAdvisoryWEBThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2257749Issue TrackingX Refsource REDHATAdvisoryWEBThird Party Advisory
- github.com/mholt/archiverPACKAGE
- lists.opensuse.org/archives/…Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/archives/…Advisory