CVE-2024-57966 json
libarchiveplugin.cpp in KDE ark before 24.12.0 can extract to an absolute path from an archive.
published last yr. modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2024-53866
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 20%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
libarchiveplugin.cpp in KDE ark before 24.12.0 can extract to an absolute path from an archive.
Patch / fix
- KDE ark 24.12.0
- ark Debian 12 4:22.12.3-1+deb12u1
- ark Debian 14, Debian 13 4:24.12.0-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2024-57966
- ark Package Hub 15 SP6, openSUSE Leap 15.6 23.08.5-bp156.2.3.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2025:0090-1
- github.com/KDE/ark@fe518d8 commit
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L |
Affected products
- KDE ark
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-36 Absolute Path Traversal
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-57966
- NVD CVE-2024-57966
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