CVE-2025-64346
archives: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Description
archives is a Go library for extracting archives (tar, zip, etc.). Version 1.0.0 does not prevent a malicious user to feed a specially crafted archive to the library causing RCE, modification of files or other malignancies in the context of whatever the user is running this library as, through the program that imports it. Severity depends on user permissions, environment and how arbitrary archives are passed. This issue is fixed in version 1.0.1.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 7, 2025, 6:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2025, 6:15 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-64346
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the archives library to version 1.0.1.
- Validate archive integrity before processing.
- Avoid processing untrusted archives.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-64346.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/jaredallard/archives/commit/3bddec7bd3f38afbe97ae61d1c8a8487e9ea4ef1 | |
| https://github.com/jaredallard/archives/security/advisories/GHSA-j95m-rcjp-q69h |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-64346
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description archives is a Go library for extracting archives (tar, zip, etc.). Version 1.0.0 does not prevent a malicious user to feed a specially crafted archive to the library causing RCE, modification of files or other malignancies in the context of whatever the user is running this library as, through the program that imports it. Severity depends on user permissions, environment and how arbitrary archives are passed. This issue is fixed in version 1.0.1. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CWE CWE-22 Added Reference https://github.com/jaredallard/archives/commit/3bddec7bd3f38afbe97ae61d1c8a8487e9ea4ef1 Added Reference https://github.com/jaredallard/archives/security/advisories/GHSA-j95m-rcjp-q69h