CVE-2026-79824

Public on 2026-10-15
Modified on 2026-10-19
Description
A directory traversal vulnerability in HPE NonStop Python 3.x could allow  attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in filenames in a TAR archive.
Severity
Important severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.8
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core python Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Core python3 Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 python3.11 Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 python3.12 Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 python3.13 Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 python3.14 Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview python3.14 Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 python3.9 Not Affected

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H