CVE-2021-38197
Tarslip in go-unarr
unarr.go in go-unarr (aka Go bindings for unarr) 0.1.1 allows Directory Traversal via ../ in a pathname within a TAR archive.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
unarr.go in go-unarr (aka Go bindings for unarr) 0.1.1 allows Directory Traversal via ../ in a pathname within a TAR archive.
- Record
CVE-2021-38197- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
unarr.go in go-unarr (aka Go bindings for unarr) 0.1.1 allows Directory Traversal via ../ in a pathname within a TAR archive.
- Record
CVE-2021-38197- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-2114 No score
unarr.go in go-unarr (aka Go bindings for unarr) 0.1.1 allows Directory Traversal via ../ in a pathname within a TAR archive.
- Record
EUVD-2021-2114- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v9j4-cp63-qv62
Tarslip in go-unarr
unarr.go in go-unarr (aka Go bindings for unarr) 0.1.1 allows Directory Traversal via ../ in a pathname within a TAR archive.
- Record
GHSA-v9j4-cp63-qv62- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
unarr.go in go-unarr (aka Go bindings for unarr) 0.1.1 allows Directory Traversal via ../ in a pathname within a TAR archive.
- Record
CVE-2021-38197- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-v9j4-cp63-qv62
Tarslip in go-unarr
unarr.go in go-unarr (aka Go bindings for unarr) 0.1.1 allows Directory Traversal via ../ in a pathname within a TAR archive.
- Record
GHSA-v9j4-cp63-qv62- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2022-0929 No score
Tarslip in go-unarr in github.com/gen2brain/go-unarr
Tarslip in go-unarr in github.com/gen2brain/go-unarr
- Record
GO-2022-0929- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/gen2brain/go-unarrGo |
before 0.1.4 | 0.1.4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-38197 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Go-unarr Project Go-unarr, published August 8, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.11%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in github.com/gen2brain/go-unarr 0.1.4.