CVE-2023-7216
Cpio: extraction allows symlinks which enables remote command execution
MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 0.9%
A path traversal vulnerability was found in the CPIO utility. This issue could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to trick a user into opening a specially crafted archive. During the extraction process, the archiver could follow symlinks outside of the intended directory, which allows files to be written in arbitrary directories through symlinks.
- Affected
- Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- CVSS v3.1 NVD
- 5.3 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - EPSS
- 0.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 59th percentile
- Published
- 2024-02-05
- Updated
- 2026-02-25