Symlink Following Affecting gnupg2 package, versions <2.4.9-8


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-GNUPG2-20536699
  • published6 Oct 2026
  • disclosed5 Oct 2026

Introduced: 5 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-105712  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-61  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest gnupg2 to version 2.4.9-8 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gnupg2 package and not the gnupg2 package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

gpgtar in GnuPG before 2.5.19 can allow file overwrite via crafted data in an archive. When extracting an untrusted archive with --directory (aka -C) into an existing directory containing a pre-existing symlink, gpgtar can follow that symlink and create or overwrite a file outside the selected extraction directory. The write is limited by the extraction user's filesystem permissions. An archive extracted into a fresh empty directory does not have this risk.

CVSS Base Scores

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