Disclosure summary
gpgtar in GnuPG before 2.5.19 can allow file overwrite via crafted data in an archive. When extracting an untrusted archive with --directory (aka -C) into an existing directory containing a pre-existing symlink, gpgtar can follow that symlink and create or overwrite a file outside the selected extraction directory. The write is limited by the extraction user's filesystem permissions. An archive extracted into a fresh empty directory does not have this risk.
Source-reported weakness categories
CWE-61
Source-specific records & product guidance
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NIST National Vulnerability Database · NVD-CVE-2026-105712
Open original source · Updated Oct 05, 2026
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Original records & references
PUBLISHED 2026-10-05T15:17:19-04:00
MODIFIED 2026-10-05T16:17:20-04:00
INGESTED 2026-10-06T11:45:40-04:00