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CVE-2026-124584: wummel patool · Link Following

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-124584· Medium 4.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.8 Medium.

Data as of 9 Nov 2026, 10:21 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
4.8Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (VulDB)CVSS 4.04.8
CNA (VulDB)CVSS 3.14.4
CNA (VulDB)CVSS 3.04.4
CNA (VulDB)CVSS 2.03.2
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 9 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 8 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
wummelpatoolAffected
  • =4.1.0
Fixed in–
GitHubwummel/patoolpkg:github/wummel/patoolOther threatsAffected
  • =4.1.0
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, restrict local access to trusted users only and avoid extracting untrusted gzip archives with this version of patool.

Description

A vulnerability in wummel patool version 4.1.0 affects the extract_gzip function in the Gzip Extraction Handler component. The flaw allows symlink following due to improper handling, requiring local access to exploit. This can lead to limited integrity and availability impacts. The vulnerability has a medium severity score of 4.4 and no known exploits in the wild.

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