Vulnerability · CVE-2026-24909
vlt before 1.0.0-rc.10 mishandles path sanitization for tar, leading to path traversal during extraction.
Published Jan 27, 2026 · catalog updated Jan 28, 2026 · vlt before 1.0.0-rc.10 mishandles
Last checked Nov 7, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-24909. EPSS is 0.19%. Act only if a listed version of vlt before 1.0.0-rc.10 mishandles is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (vlt before 1.0.0-rc.10 mishandles).
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium5.9
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.19%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- vendor vlt vlt 0 <1.0.0-rc.10
vlt before 1.0.0-rc.10 mishandles path sanitization for tar, leading to path traversal during extraction.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- vendor vlt vlt 0 <1.0.0-rc.100 <1.0.0-rc.10
How to fix CVE-2026-24909
Upgrade
CVE-2026-24909 lists a fix boundary at 1.0.0-rc.10. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 0 <1.0.0-rc.10
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-24909. EPSS is 0.19%. Act only if a listed version of vlt before 1.0.0-rc.10 mishandles is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with vlt vlt 0 <1.0.0-rc.10 0 <1.0.0-rc.10. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.19%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jan 27, 2026 · EUVD
Detected
vlt before 1.0.0-rc.10 mishandles path sanitization for tar, leading to path traversal during extraction.
Jan 28, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
vlt before 1.0.0-rc.10 mishandles path sanitization for tar, leading to path traversal during extraction.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-24909
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-24909
30-day exploitation probability 0.19%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-4860
vlt before 1.0.0-rc.10 mishandles path sanitization for tar, leading to path traversal during extraction.
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 7, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSNov 7, 2026
- CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
- EUVDNov 4, 2026