CVE-2021-38197 is a critical directory traversal vulnerability affecting go-unarr (Go bindings for unarr) version 0.1.1, allowing an attacker to write files to arbitrary locations on a system by crafting a malicious TAR archive containing pathnames with "../". With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit intelligence (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the high FAUCET Risk Score of 80/100 indicates its significant potential impact.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:go-unarr_project:go-unarr:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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