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TI-2017-14372 Aliases CVE-2017-1000026GHSA-98wx-cw86-c97x

Chef Software's mixlib-archive versions 0.3.0 and older are vulnerable to a directory…

Priority LOW 37CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

Chef Software's mixlib-archive versions 0.3.0 and older are vulnerable to a directory traversal attack allowing attackers to overwrite arbitrary files by using ".." in tar archive entries

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.019 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed mixlib-archive (RubyGems): 0.4.0

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—mixlib-archive (RubyGems)before 0.4.00.4.0Patch availableGHSA-98wx-cw86-c97x
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • mixlib-archive (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected before 0.4.0 Fixed in 0.4.0 Patch available GHSA-98wx-cw86-c97x

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:progress:mixlib-archive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.3.0VulnerableProgress
  • cpe:2.3:a:progress:mixlib-archive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.3.0 Vulnerable ·Progress

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-98wx-cw86-c97x mixlib-archive (RubyGems) Fixed in 0.4.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-1000026
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-98wx-cw86-c97x

References

Advisory 2

Other 3

Sources

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