SerenityOS before commit 3844e8569689dd476064a0759d704bc64fb3ca2c contains a directory…
Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
SerenityOS before commit 3844e8569689dd476064a0759d704bc64fb3ca2c contains a directory traversal vulnerability in tar/unzip that may lead to command execution or privilege escalation.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03169 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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:o:serenityos:serenityos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 3844e8569689dd476064a0759d704bc64fb3ca2c | Vulnerable | Serenityos |
- cpe:2.3:o:serenityos:serenityos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3844e8569689dd476064a0759d704bc64fb3ca2c Vulnerable ·Serenityos
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-31272
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fvpj-8g2h-49g9
References
More Serenityos vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-03185 SerenityOS TypedArray.cpp initialize_typed_array_from_array_buffer integer overflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-10634 SerenityOS 2021-03-27 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the EndOfCentralDirectory::read() function. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2021-09844 SerenityOS fixed as of c9f25bca048443e317f1994ba9b106f2386688c3 contains a buffer… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-08849 SerenityOS Unspecified is affected by: Buffer Overflow. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-12737 SerenityOS in test-crypto.cpp contains a stack buffer overflow which could allow… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-12736 SerenityOS contains a buffer overflow in the set_range test in TestBitmap which could… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2021-31272 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-31272 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fvpj-8g2h-49g9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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