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CVE-2026-33056: tar-rs `unpack_in` can chmod arbitrary directories by following symlinks

March 20, 2026 (updated March 25, 2026)

When unpacking a tar archive, the tar crate’s unpack_dir function uses fs::metadata() to check whether a path that already exists is a directory. Because fs::metadata() follows symbolic links, a crafted tarball containing a symlink entry followed by a directory entry with the same name causes the crate to treat the symlink target as a valid existing directory — and subsequently apply chmod to it. This allows an attacker to modify the permissions of arbitrary directories outside the extraction root.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-j4xf-2g29-59ph
  • github.com/alexcrichton/tar-rs
  • github.com/alexcrichton/tar-rs/commit/17b1fd84e632071cb8eef9d3709bf347bd266446
  • github.com/alexcrichton/tar-rs/security/advisories/GHSA-j4xf-2g29-59ph
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33056
  • rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0067.html

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 0.4.45

Fixed versions

  • 0.4.45

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.4.45 or above.

Impact 6.5 MEDIUM

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-61: UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

Source file

cargo/tar/CVE-2026-33056.yml

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