CVE-2026-65010

Datasets Symlink-following Arbitrary File Write via Extractor.extract()

MEDIUM
6.6
CVSS Score
Published: July 23, 2026 at 05:55 PM UTC
Updated: October 24, 2026 at 01:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDatasets

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Severity
MEDIUM6.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
PoC

Description

Datasets through 5.00, fixed in commit ad2d853, contains a symlink-following vulnerability in Extractor.extract() that allows local attackers to write arbitrary files by pre-planting symlinks at predictable output paths. Attackers can redirect archive extraction to arbitrary filesystem locations in shared-cache environments, enabling overwrite of sensitive files and potential privilege escalation or code execution.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

0 ≤ v ≤ 5.000
Vendor states this is fixed in ad2d853ae2ce41d8068c23b44c2e29004312ccee (unaffected)

Remediation

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CVSS

6.6MEDIUMVulnCheck
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-61

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