CVE-2026-24846: Archive extraction could write outside extraction directory

Archive extraction could write outside extraction directory

F-MALCONTENT-001

Public snapshot: 26 Sep 2026. Status, releases and attribution belong to each source below; none is inferred from another record.

Recorded evidence

5.5medium

CVE-2026-24846CVEchainguard-dev/malcontent

Archive extraction could write outside extraction directory

Fixed in: malcontent 1.20.3

patched

details

Finding IDs: F-MALCONTENT-001
CVE: CVE-2026-24846
GHSA: GHSA-923j-vrcg-hxwh
Status: patched
Fixed in: malcontent 1.20.3
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVE registry state: PUBLISHED
CVE state checked: 23 Sep 2026
Upstream title: Archive extraction could write outside extraction directory
Upstream CWE: CWE-22, CWE-683
Upstream publication: 29 Jan 2026
Upstream updated: 29 Jan 2026
Metadata fetched: 23 Sep 2026
Upstream @1seal credit: @1seal: reporter (accepted)

F-MALCONTENT-001: File / path escapes. Archive extraction escapes its intended directory. Reviewed 24 Sep 2026. Mechanism assessed by 1seal.

Mechanism source for F-MALCONTENT-001

Security area (1seal assessment): Authorization. Archive extraction escapes its intended directory. Reviewed 24 Sep 2026.

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