Path Traversal in Serenityos
CVE-2021-31272
SerenityOS before commit 3844e8569689dd476064a0759d704bc64fb3ca2c contains a directory traversal vulnerability in tar/unzip that may lead to command execution or privilege escalation.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.032 (86.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Serenityos
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-31272?
- CVE-2021-31272 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Serenityos, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-06-18.
- How severe is CVE-2021-31272?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.