Vulnerability

CVE-2025-13462

Low· 3.3CVSS3.3EPSS0%

.rules3/5

The "tarfile" module would still apply normalization of AREGTYPE (\x00) blocks to DIRTYPE, even while processing a multi-block member such as GNUTYPE_LONGNAME or GNUTYPE_LONGLINK. This could result in a crafted tar archive being misinterpre

Threat signal

33/100

Guarded

Severity

low

CVSS

3.3

EPSS

Active

CVSS

v3.1via NVDOpen in FIRST calculator →

3.3/ 10LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack VectorLocalRequires local access — shell, console, or local app.
Attack ComplexityLowNo special conditions — exploit works reliably.
Privileges RequiredLowStandard user privileges sufficient.
User InteractionNoneFully automated — no victim action needed.
ScopeUnchangedImpact contained to the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality ImpactNoneNo confidentiality impact.
Integrity ImpactLowSome data modification; attacker doesn't fully control extent.
Availability ImpactNoneNo availability impact.

EPSS

Exploit prediction · 30-day horizonFIRST.org →

0.01%

probability of exploitation in next 30 days

higher than 3% of all CVEs

3-day trend↓ 0pp

Low exploitation likelihood — defer if no other signals fire.

Vendor VEX

No VEX statements published for CVE-2025-13462. Vendors publish VEX (Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange) to assert per-product whether a CVE is actually exploitable in their distribution.

SSVCDefer

No exploitation, limited impact or prevalence

exploitation: none
automatable: no
impact: partial
mission: support

Lifecycle

2026-03-12Published
2026-04-14Vendor advisory · amazon-linuxALAS2-2026-3227 — ALAS2-2026-3227 (important): python
2026-04-14Vendor advisory · amazon-linuxALAS2-2026-3228 — ALAS2-2026-3228 (important): python3
2026-06-11Last modified1 source

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References

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