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CVE-2026-18508EXPLOITEDPATCHED
red hat · red hat enterprise linux

Tar: tar: --one-top-level hardlink targets not confined to top-level directory enabling arbitrary file overwrite

Description

A flaw was found in GNU tar. When extracting an archive with the --one-top-level option, hardlink targets are not confined to the designated top-level directory and may resolve relative to the extraction working directory. A crafted archive can create hardlinks that escape the intended boundary and, when combined with a preexisting symbolic link under the working directory, may allow writing outside that boundary during a single extraction.

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
red hatred hat enterprise linux—

Also Affects

Downstream vendors/products affected by this vulnerability

VendorProductSourceConfidence
open sourceopen source gnu tarcert_advisory90%

References

  • https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50807(vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)
  • https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61581(vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)
  • https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61586(vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)
  • https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61783(vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)
  • https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66018(vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)
  • https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:70390(vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)
  • https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18508(vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT)
  • https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2509843(issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT)

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CVSS 3.14.4 NONE
CISA KEV❌ No
Actively exploited✅ Yes
Patch available
1.35-9.2.hum1
CWECWE-59
PublishedAug 3, 2026
Last enriched84d ago
Tags
remote code executionfile manipulationdenial of servicemultiple vulnerabilities
Trending Score51
Source articles4
Independent3
Info Completeness0/14
Missing: cve_id, title, description, vendor, product, versions, cvss, epss, cwe, kev, exploit, patch, iocs, mitre_attack

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Confidence: 0%

Vulnerability Timeline

CVE Published
Aug 3, 2026
Discovered by ZDM
Aug 3, 2026
Actively Exploited
Sep 22, 2026
Exploit Available
Sep 22, 2026
Patch Available
Sep 22, 2026