CVE-2025-4517

Arbitrary writes via tarfile realpath overflow

Description

Allows arbitrary filesystem writes outside the extraction directory during extraction with filter="data". You are affected by this vulnerability if using the tarfile module to extract untrusted tar archives using TarFile.extractall() or TarFile.extract() using the filter= parameter with a value of "data" or "tar". See the tarfile extraction filters documentation https://docs.python.org/3/library/tarfile.html#tarfile-extraction-filter  for more information. Note that for Python 3.14 or later the default value of filter= changed from "no filtering" to `"data", so if you are relying on this new default behavior then your usage is also affected. Note that none of these vulnerabilities significantly affect the installation of source distributions which are tar archives as source distributions already allow arbitrary code execution during the build process. However when evaluating source distributions it's important to avoid installing source distributions with suspicious links.

Category

9.4
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory python.org
Affected: Python Software Foundation CPython
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-4517?
CVE-2025-4517 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2025-4517?
To fix CVE-2025-4517, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2025-4517 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2025-4517 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2025-4517?
CVE-2025-4517 affects Python Software Foundation CPython.
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