CVE-2026-29064: Zarf's symlink targets in archives are not validated against destination directory

March 6, 2026

A path traversal vulnerability in archive extraction allows a specifically crafted Zarf package to create symlinks pointing outside the destination directory, enabling arbitrary file read or write on the system processing the package.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-hcm4-6hpj-vghm
github.com/zarf-dev/zarf
github.com/zarf-dev/zarf/releases/tag/v0.73.1
github.com/zarf-dev/zarf/security/advisories/GHSA-hcm4-6hpj-vghm
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-29064

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