Path Traversal in Kde Ark

CVE-2024-57966

libarchiveplugin.cpp in KDE ark before 24.12.0 can extract to an absolute path from an archive.

EPSS: 0.003 (19.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Kde Ark — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-36 — Absolute Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

w4zu/Debian_

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-57966?: CVE-2024-57966 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kde Ark, classified under Absolute Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2025-02-03.
How severe is CVE-2024-57966?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-57966 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.