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CVE-2015-2060

cabextract before 1.6 does not properly check for leading slashes when extracting files, which...

5.3 MediumFix available

cabextract before 1.6 does not properly check for leading slashes when extracting files, which allows remote attackers to conduct absolute directory traversal attacks via a malformed UTF-8 character that is changed to a UTF-8 encoded slash.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

2.31%Up 1.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.3

cabextract before 1.6 does not properly check for leading slashes when extracting files, which allows remote attackers to conduct absolute directory traversal attacks via a malformed UTF-8 character that is changed to a UTF-8 encoded slash.

Record
CVE-2015-2060
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

cabextract before 1.6 does not properly check for leading slashes when extracting files, which allows remote attackers to conduct absolute directory traversal attacks via a malformed UTF-8 character that is changed to a UTF-8 encoded slash.

Record
CVE-2015-2060
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-2173 No score

cabextract before 1.6 does not properly check for leading slashes when extracting files, which allows remote attackers to conduct absolute directory traversal attacks via a malformed UTF-8 character that is changed to a UTF-8 encoded slash.

Record
EUVD-2015-2173
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-frjv-h9wg-233r No score

cabextract before 1.6 does not properly check for leading slashes when extracting files, which...

cabextract before 1.6 does not properly check for leading slashes when extracting files, which allows remote attackers to conduct absolute directory traversal attacks via a malformed UTF-8 character that is changed to a UTF-8 encoded slash.

Record
GHSA-frjv-h9wg-233r
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.3

cabextract before 1.6 does not properly check for leading slashes when extracting files, which allows remote attackers to conduct absolute directory traversal attacks via a malformed UTF-8 character that is changed to a UTF-8 encoded slash.

Record
CVE-2015-2060
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-2060 5.3

cabextract before 1.6 does not properly check for leading slashes when extracting files, which allows remote attackers to conduct absolute directory traversal attacks via a malformed UTF-8 character that is changed to a UTF-8 encoded slash.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-2060
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-2060 5.3

cabextract before 1.6 does not properly check for leading slashes when extracting files, which allows remote attackers to conduct absolute directory traversal attacks via a malformed UTF-8 character that is changed to a UTF-8 encoded slash.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2060
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2015-0086 No score

Updated cabextract packages fix CVE-2015-2060

A directory traversal issue in cabextract allows writing to locations outside of the current working directory, when extracting a crafted cab file that encodes the filenames in a certain manner (CVE-2015-2060).

Record
MGASA-2015-0086
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
cabextract
Debian:12
before 1.6-1
1.6-1
cabextract
Debian:13
before 1.6-1
1.6-1
cabextract
Debian:14
before 1.6-1
1.6-1
cabextract
Mageia:4
before 1.5-1.1.mga4
1.5-1.1.mga4
cabextract
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
before 1.4-4ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
1.4-4
1.4-4ubuntu0.1~esm1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2015-2060 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Cabextract Project Cabextract, published February 26, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.31%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in cabextract 1.6-1.

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