high7.5
CVE-2026-3087
If `shutil.unpack_archive()` is given a ZIP archive with an absolute Windows path containing a drive (`C:\\...`) then the archive will be extracted outside the…
Impact
If `shutil.unpack_archive()` is given a ZIP archive with an absolute Windows path containing a drive (`C:\\...`) then the archive will be extracted outside the target directory which is different than other operating systems. Only Windows is affected by this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Python | Python | through 3.14.4 Version 3.15.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/1071290169f85c09cf767c1099564a9426cdc7e8
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/65b255416ae217bf0e22085be3c1976cea18bd8c
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/7ef7dd0a74f47facd1fadcbc77f8fb03beb5eb4d
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/8e13025747e1ca72e86d1f35637123f9c306f0cb
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/8ee6aff14054b37b53e47194a2fa313e98163c94
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/a6650a2cdf0c49fb8ce0c982903aa2aa274beefe
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/ab5ef98af693bded74a738570e81ea70abef2840
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/b01e594fbe754a960212f908d047294e880b52fd
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/ba0aca3bffce431fe2fbd53ca4cd6a717a2e2c19
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/fc829e88753858c8ac669594bf0093f44948c0f4
- https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/146581
- https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/146591
- https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/X6FXE5C6KDKOVNX3EC3DWD5RUPFWOZA4/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/28/9