Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
Affects Red HatSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.0 Medium.
Data as of 6 Nov 2026, 01:18 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (redhat) | CVSS 3.1 | 5.0 |
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 6 Apr 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10tar | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8tar | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9tar | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Discovery 2discovery/discovery-server-rhel9 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Hardened Imagestar-main | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5rhui5/cds-kubernetes-rhel9 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released updated RPMs (tar-1.35-10.hum1) for affected architectures to fix this issue. Users should apply these updates to remediate the vulnerability. Until patched, it is recommended to avoid extracting archives from untrusted sources. If processing untrusted archives is necessary, perform extraction within a sandboxed environment to limit potential impact.
Description
A vulnerability (CVE-2026-5704) was found in the tar utility used in Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs. It allows a remote attacker to craft malicious archives that inject hidden files with attacker-controlled content, bypassing pre-extraction inspection. This could lead to unauthorized file introduction on systems. The issue is related to CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type).
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66514 (opens in a new tab)
- images.redhat.com (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5704 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_66514.json (opens in a new tab)