CVE•Published 2026-06-30•Modified 2026-07-23•0 articles on news•4 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-4360Python · Python

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

5.3

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 86% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-281Improper Preservation of Permissions

Description

In the Tarfile.extract() function, the filter parameter is not passed properly when extracting hardlinks. An affected system that extracts content from untrusted tar files could end up writing files with an unexpected uid/gid despite the user passing filter='data' to the extract() function.

Timeline

Published 2026-06-30

Modified 2026-07-23

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag11,306 hosts

vuln:CVE-2026-4360

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Python Python"

All exposed Python Python instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Python"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Python" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2026-4360