CVE-2026-42496

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NVD CRITICAL: CVE-2026-42496 — Archive::Tar versions before 3.08 for Perl extract symlinks with attacker contro...

Archive::Tar versions before 3.08 for Perl extract symlinks with attacker controlled targets outside the extraction directory. _make_special_file() passes the tar header's linkname to symlink() without validating it against absolute paths or .. segments. The secure-extract mode check that guards regular file extraction does not cover the symlink target. A subsequent open through the extracted na

CVE-2026-42496
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