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Vulnerability record · CVE-2007-4559 · published 28 August 2007

CVE-2007-4559: Python path traversal vulnerability

Python · Python

Directory traversal vulnerability in the (1) extract and (2) extractall functions in the tarfile module in Python allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in filenames in a TAR archive, a related issue to CVE-2001-1267.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 27% · top 2.0% CWE-22 · Path traversal
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 6.8
27%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
21References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the (1) extract and (2) extractall functions in the tarfile module in Python allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in filenames in a TAR archive, a related issue to CVE-2001-1267.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2007-August/074290.html Mailing ListVendor Advisory
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2007-August/074292.html ExploitMailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/26623 Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3022 Broken Link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=263261 Issue Tracking
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CVBB7NU3YIRRDOKLYVN647W
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FI55PGL47ES3OU2FQPGEHOI
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KA4Z44ZAI4SY7THCFBUDNT5
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-06
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2007-August/074290.html Mailing ListVendor Advisory
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2007-August/074292.html ExploitMailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/26623 Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3022 Broken Link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=263261 Issue Tracking
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CVBB7NU3YIRRDOKLYVN647W
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FI55PGL47ES3OU2FQPGEHOI
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KA4Z44ZAI4SY7THCFBUDNT5
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CVBB7NU3YIRRDOKLYVN647WPR
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FI55PGL47ES3OU2FQPGEHOI2E
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KA4Z44ZAI4SY7THCFBUDNT5EE
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-06

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2007-4559), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.