HIGH
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
Published Jul 13, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.90%
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
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 0.3.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.90% 0.01900
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01900
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.90% (0.01900) | 78.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.90% (0.01900) | 76.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.20% (0.00198) | 38.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.67% (0.01674) | 70.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.17% (0.00168) | 35.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00146) | 52.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00144) | 49.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00096) | 38.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04499) | 74.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.84% (0.01840) | 47.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.84% (0.01840) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-98wx-cw86-c97x Advisory
- https://github.com/chef/mixlib-archive/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/chef/mixlib-archive/pull/6
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/mixlib-archive/CVE-2017-1000026.yml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000026
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-98wx-cw86-c97x | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/chef/mixlib-archive/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/chef/mixlib-archive/pull/6 | ||
| https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/mixlib-archive/CVE-2017-1000026.yml | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000026 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 13, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jul 10, 2017
Link CVE-2017-1000026
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-98WX-CW86-C97X Updated n/a