# CVE-2024-0406: Mholt/archiver: path traversal vulnerability

Status: published. Published: 2024-04-06. Updated: 2026-11-10.

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.

## Remediation

No remediation reported in collected sources

## Affected products and versions

-  /  (archiver): ≥ v3.0.0; < * (affected, custom); ≥ v4.0.0; < * (unaffected, custom). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 (openshift4/oc-mirror-plugin-rhel9): ≥ v4.18.0-202503051333.p0.g22b273d.assembly.stream.el9; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 3 (advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-main-rhel8): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 3 (advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-roxctl-rhel8): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 3 (advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-rhel8): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4 (advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-main-rhel8): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4 (advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-roxctl-rhel8): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4 (advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-rhel8): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 3.1: 6.1 (medium); CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N; source: CNA: redhat

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 0.93% as of 2026-11-09; percentile 60.77%

- SSVC: exploitation none; automatable no; technical impact partial; source ADP: CISA-ADP

- Weaknesses: CWE-22

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2449 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0406 (CNA: redhat; vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2257749 (CNA: redhat; issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0406 (ADP: CVE; vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred)

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2257749 (ADP: CVE; issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred)

## Provenance

- CNA: redhat: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0406; retrieved 2026-11-10; source updated 2026-11-10

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-0406; retrieved 2026-11-10; source updated Not reported

Revision: a7c975aa21d36c422c984688f47c44379762e4eb9a5968c590f1001baeaad13c

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