CVE-2021-31272
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 18, 2021 at 09:50 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:51 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSerenityos
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
SerenityOS before commit 3844e8569689dd476064a0759d704bc64fb3ca2c contains a directory traversal vulnerability in tar/unzip that may lead to command execution or privilege escalation.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 3844e8569689dd476064a0759d704bc64fb3ca2c
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/issues/3991x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/issues/3992x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/pull/5713x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/pull/5713/commits/3844e8569689dd476064a0759d704bc64fb3ca2cCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22
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