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CVE-2021-23177

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  • Published2022-08-23
  • WeaknessCWE-59

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Description

An improper link resolution flaw while extracting an archive can lead to changing the access control list (ACL) of the target of the link. An attacker may provide a malicious archive to a victim user, who would trigger this flaw when trying to extract the archive. A local attacker may use this flaw to change the ACL of a file on the system and gain more privileges.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-08-2316:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Debian debian linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
10.0= 10.0no fix published
Fedoraproject fedora
BranchAffectedFixed in
35.x= 35no fix published
Libarchive
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.5< 3.5.23.5.2

10 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • libarchiveAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 3.3.3-3.el8_5and 2 other packages

Full record on NVD

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.17.8read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-59read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-59read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score0.4 %2026-10-22
  • OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-08-23
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-23177?

An improper link resolution flaw while extracting an archive can lead to changing the access control list (ACL) of the target of the link. An attacker may provide a malicious archive to a victim user, who would trigger this flaw when trying to extract the archive. A local attacker may use this flaw to change the ACL of a file on the system and gain more privileges.

Is CVE-2021-23177 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2021-23177 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.4% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-23177?

CVE-2021-23177 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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