CVE-2024-55587
python-libarchive directory traversal
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 37.3%
Description
python-libarchive through 4.2.1 allows directory traversal (to create files) in extract in zip.py for ZipFile.extractall and ZipFile.extract.
How to fix CVE-2024-55587
No fixed version has been published yet. Mitigate by removing the affected package or applying upstream guidance from the references below.
- PyPI/python-libarchive—no fix listed
Is CVE-2024-55587 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 37.3%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, <= 4.2.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |