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Medium 5.0

Unrestricted File Upload in tar

CVE-2026-5704 First seen on SecPulse

Summary

Vulnerability in tar (CVE-2026-5704). Data can be tampered with by attackers.

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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-5704 has been found in tar.
Data can be tampered with by attackers. CVSS score: 5.0/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "tar CVE-2026-5704" on the vendor's site.

CVE-2026-5704 (tar) — CWE-434 / CVSS v3 5.0
Attack vector: local
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.

What is the problem

A vulnerability (CWE-434) exists in tar.

Affected scope

Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of tar.

Severity

Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.0/10). Data can be tampered with by attackers.

How to fix

Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.

Workaround

Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.

Detection

Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'tar' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.

Response actions

Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order

  1. 1
    Identify exposureidentify
    grep -r 'tar' . | grep -v node_modules

    リポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で tar を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。

  2. 2
    Post-deployment verificationverify
    Confirm patched version is live in production

    パッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。

Fix status by distribution

Records published by each distribution for this CVE. Fixed versions differ by release; check each link.

Original description The description as published by the source.

A flaw was found in tar. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious archive, leading to hidden file injection with fully attacker-controlled content. This bypasses pre-extraction inspection mechanisms, potentially allowing an attacker to introduce malicious files onto a system without detection.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory

References

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