CVE-2025-4435
HIGHDescription
When using a TarFile.errorlevel = 0 and extracting with a filter the documented behavior is that any filtered members would be skipped and not extracted. However the actual behavior of TarFile.errorlevel = 0 in affected versions is that the member would still be extracted and not skipped.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 37% of all known CVEs.
References
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/19de092debb3d7e832e5672cc2f7b788d35951da
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/28463dba112af719df1e8b0391c46787ad756dd9
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/3612d8f51741b11f36f8fb0494d79086bac9390a
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/4633f3f497b1ff70e4a35b6fe2c907cbe2d4cb2e
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/9c1110ef6652687d7c55f590f909720eddde965a
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/9e0ac76d96cf80b49055f6d6b9a6763fb9215c2a
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/aa9eb5f757ceff461e6e996f12c89e5d9b583b01
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/dd8f187d0746da151e0025c51680979ac5b4cfb1
- https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/135034
- https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/135037
- https://mail.python.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/MAXIJJCUUMCL7ATZNDVEGGHUMQMUUKLG/
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-06-04.