Path Traversal in Lfprojects Zarf
CVE-2026-29064
Zarf is an Airgap Native Packager Manager for Kubernetes. From version 0.54.0 to before version 0.73.1, a path traversal vulnerability in archive extraction allows a specifically crafted Zarf package to create symlinks pointing outside the destination directory, enabling arbitrary file read or write on the system processing the package. This issue has been patched in version 0.73.1.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (11.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 11th percentile — 11.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Lfprojects Zarf
- Zarf-Dev Zarf — versions >= 0.54.0, < 0.73.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/zarf-dev/zarf/security/advisories/GHSA-hcm4-6hpj-vghm (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/zarf-dev/zarf/releases/tag/v0.73.1 (Product, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-29064?
- CVE-2026-29064 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lfprojects Zarf, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-03-06.
- How severe is CVE-2026-29064?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.