ast-cli: Path traversal in tar extraction on Linux/macOS allows writes outside the install directory
Incomplete validation of extracted archive entry paths in ast-cli's tar extraction logic on Linux and macOS (used when installing the Vorpal ASCA real-time engine and the SCA Resolver) would allow a malicious tar archive containing absolute or traversal path entries to write files outside the install directory. Windows builds were not affected, as the Windows extractor performs this path validation. Exploitation required substituting the archive served at "download.checkmarx.com". An attacker able to compromise that server and replace the archive could write arbitrary, executable files to arbitrary filesystem paths via this path traversal. Extraction now validates that each entry's destination path resolves within the working directory and rejects absolute paths.
CVE-2026-77156
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-77156
github.com/checkmarx/ast-cli
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
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Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"repo": "https://github.com/checkmarx/ast-cli",
"vendor": "Checkmarx",
"product": "github.com/checkmarx/ast-cli",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "2.3.51",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "2.3.51",
"versionType": "semver"
}
],
"platforms": [
"MacOS",
"Linux"
],
"packageName": "github.com/checkmarx/ast-cli",
"collectionURL": "https://golang.org/pkg",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-77156
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Publisher severity
medium
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics
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- #50517 · Revision 1
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