CVE-2024-55587
moderate-risk
Published 2024-12-12
python-libarchive through 4.2.1 allows directory traversal (to create files) in extract in zip.py for ZipFile.extractall and ZipFile.extract.
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22.8% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 77% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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8
CVSS 8.8/10
High
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
49
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
30/34 · Critical
Exploitability
14/34 · Moderate
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal