CVE-2026-29064

Zarf: Symlink targets in archives are not validated against destination directory

Published Mar 6, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Zarf is an Airgap Native Packager Manager for Kubernetes. From version 0.54.0 to before version 0.73.1, a path traversal vulnerability in archive extraction allows a specifically crafted Zarf package to create symlinks pointing outside the destination directory, enabling arbitrary file read or write on the system processing the package. This issue has been patched in version 0.73.1.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-hcm4-6hpj-vghm Zarf's symlink targets in archives are not validated against destination directory
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Lfprojects
Lfprojects zarf
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:lfprojects:zarf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Lfprojects
Lfprojects zarf
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Zarf-dev
Zarf-dev zarf
Vendors & Products Zarf-dev
Zarf-dev zarf
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Zarf is an Airgap Native Packager Manager for Kubernetes. From version 0.54.0 to before version 0.73.1, a path traversal vulnerability in archive extraction allows a specifically crafted Zarf package to create symlinks pointing outside the destination directory, enabling arbitrary file read or write on the system processing the package. This issue has been patched in version 0.73.1.
Title Zarf: Symlink targets in archives are not validated against destination directory
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Mar 6, 2026, 7:33 PM
Reserved
Mar 3, 2026, 8:51 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 6, 2026, 5:16 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:29 AM