AUGUST 4, 2026
Live Feed
Back to database
Case File

CVE-2017-1000026

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 1.90% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-07-17 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links

Note: these links are listed for security research and verification purposes only.

CVE
CVE-2017-1000026
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
1.90%

Original NVD Description

Chef Software's mixlib-archive versions 0.3.0 and older are vulnerable to a directory traversal attack allowing attackers to overwrite arbitrary files by using ".." in tar archive entries

Related CVEs

Other vulnerabilities affecting the same vendor(s)