High severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 6, 2026· Updated Mar 6, 2026
Zarf: Symlink targets in archives are not validated against destination directory
CVE-2026-29064
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/zarf-dev/zarf/src/pkg/archiveGo | >= 0.54.0, < 0.73.1 | 0.73.1 |
Affected products
3- ghsa-coords2 versionspkg:golang/github.com/zarf-dev/zarf/src/pkg/archivepkg:rpm/opensuse/govulncheck-vulndb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6
>= 0.54.0, < 0.73.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 0.54.0, < 0.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.20260317T205859-150000.1.152.1
- zarf-dev/zarfv5Range: >= 0.54.0, < 0.73.1
Patches
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References
4- github.com/advisories/GHSA-hcm4-6hpj-vghmghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-29064ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/zarf-dev/zarf/releases/tag/v0.73.1ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/zarf-dev/zarf/security/advisories/GHSA-hcm4-6hpj-vghmghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
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