CVE-2024-26256
Libarchive Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 9, 2024 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:17 AM UTC
6 products affected across 3 vendorsFedoraWindows 11 23H2Windows 11 22H2
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 88%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
Libarchive Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 3.7.4
Affected range stops below 3.7.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.0.22621.3447, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.0.22631.3447, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.0.25398.830, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
10.0.25398.0 ≤ v < 10.0.25398.830
Affected range stops below 10.0.25398.830, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (9)
Vendor AdvisoryThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26256Mailing List
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/04/2Mailing List
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/05/1Patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://github.com/LeSuisse/nixpkgs/commit/81b82a2934521dffef76f7ca305d8d4e22fe7262Patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/eb7939b24a681a04648a59cdebd386b1e9dc9237.patchRelease Notes
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/releases/tag/v3.7.4Mailing List
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EWANFZ6NEMXFCALXWI2AFKYBOLONAVFC/Mailing List
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TWAMR5TY47UKVYMWQXB34CWSBNTRYMBV/SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
7.8HIGHmicrosoft
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-122CWE-787
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