CVE-2026-74764
Path traversal in Pandora TAR extraction allows file overwrite and potential code execution
Is CVE-2026-74764 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-74764 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.40% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-74764?
CVE-2026-74764 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 10.0. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-74764?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-74764. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-74764 affect?
CVE-2026-74764 affects Pandora TAR extraction component, Deployments accepting user-submitted TAR archives. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-74764?
Apply vendor patch or update extraction to use Python tarfile filter='data'; block untrusted TAR uploads
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Attacker-submitted TARs can write files outside the intended directory, enabling file overwrite, arbitrary code execution, or DoS under Pandora process privileges.
Immediate action required
- affected<= 1.12.5
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.