{"id":"CVE-2026-124584","published":"2026-11-09T09:16:59.283","lastModified":"2026-11-09T09:16:59.460","description":"A vulnerability has been found in wummel patool 4.1.0. This vulnerability affects the function extract_gzip of the file patoolib/fileutil.py of the component Gzip Extraction Handler. The manipulation leads to symlink following. Local access is required to approach this attack. The researcher claims to have submitted a GHSA on the repository of the project.","cvssScore":4.4,"cvssSeverity":"MEDIUM","cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L","cwes":["CWE-59","CWE-61"],"vendors":[],"products":[],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/wummel/patool/","tags":[]},{"url":"https://github.com/wummel/patool/security/advisories/GHSA-p24m-wf3f-3mf5","tags":[]},{"url":"https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-124584","tags":[]},{"url":"https://vuldb.com/submit/1038992","tags":[]},{"url":"https://vuldb.com/vuln/433008","tags":[]},{"url":"https://vuldb.com/vuln/433008/cti","tags":[]}],"exploitRefs":[{"url":"https://github.com/wummel/patool/","tags":[]},{"url":"https://github.com/wummel/patool/security/advisories/GHSA-p24m-wf3f-3mf5","tags":[]}],"hasPoc":true,"ai":null}