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CVE-2026-5121
high
CVSS 7.5
Vulnerability in libarchive (CVE-2026-5121)
Summary
vulnerability in libarchive (CVE-2026-5121). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2026-5121** has been found in libarchive.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 7.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "libarchive CVE-2026-5121" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-5121 (libarchive) — CWE-190 / CVSS v3 7.5
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (CWE-190) exists in libarchive.
📍 Affected scope
libarchive — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: High (CVSS 7.5/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally
🔧 How to fix
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'libarchive' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'libarchive' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `libarchive` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10065
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10097
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11768
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12274
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13812
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:14937
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8510
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8517
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8521
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8534
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8864
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8866
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8867
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8873
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8908
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8944
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9026
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9592
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9832
- web https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5121
- web https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2452945
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2vwv-vqpv-v8vc
- web https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2934
- web https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5121