CVE-2025-4330

HIGH

CPython Path Traversal via TarFile Extraction Filter Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2025-4330. PoCs published by 0xDTC.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a functional exploit for CVE-2025-4517, which bypasses Python's tarfile data filter by exploiting a PATH_MAX overflow in os.path.realpath(). The exploit generates a malicious tar archive that can write arbitrary files outside the extraction directory.

Description

Allows the extraction filter to be ignored, allowing symlink targets to point outside the destination directory, and the modification of some file metadata. You are affected by this vulnerability if using the tarfile module to extract untrusted tar archives using TarFile.extractall() or TarFile.extract() using the filter= parameter with a value of "data" or "tar". See the tarfile extraction filters documentation https://docs.python.org/3/library/tarfile.html#tarfile-extraction-filter  for more information. Note that for Python 3.14 or later the default value of filter= changed from "no filtering" to `"data", so if you are relying on this new default behavior then your usage is also affected. Note that none of these vulnerabilities significantly affect the installation of source distributions which are tar archives as source distributions already allow arbitrary code execution during the build process. However when evaluating source distributions it's important to avoid installing source distributions with suspicious links.

Exploits (1)

github WORKING POC
by 0xDTC · pythonpoc
https://github.com/0xDTC/CVE-2025-4517-tarfile-PATH_MAX-bypass

This repository contains a functional exploit for CVE-2025-4517, which bypasses Python's tarfile data filter by exploiting a PATH_MAX overflow in os.path.realpath(). The exploit generates a malicious tar archive that can write arbitrary files outside the extraction directory.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Complex
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Python 3.12.0-3.12.10, 3.13.0-3.13.3, 3.14.0a1-3.14.0a7
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Vulnerable Python version · Ability to deliver malicious tar archive to target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0073
EPSS Percentile 49.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (7)
Python Software Foundation/CPython < 3.10.18
Python Software Foundation/CPython < 3.9.23
Python Software Foundation/CPython 3.10.0 - 3.10.18
Python Software Foundation/CPython 3.11.0 - 3.11.13
Python Software Foundation/CPython 3.12.0 - 3.12.11
Python Software Foundation/CPython 3.13.0 - 3.13.4
Python Software Foundation/CPython 3.14.0a1 - 3.14.0b3
Published Jun 03, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026