pax 1:20140703 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in an archive.
Priority LOW 23CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
pax 1:20140703 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in an archive.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01695 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pax_project:pax:1\:20140703:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 20140703 | Vulnerable | Pax Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:pax_project:pax:1\:20140703:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1 20140703 Vulnerable ·Pax Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-1194
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x48q-xr66-wp2x
References
More Pax Project Pax vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-01074 Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in pax 1:20140703 allow remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2015-1194 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-1194 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x48q-xr66-wp2x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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