# CVE-2024-57966: Path traversal in ark

> Attackers can extract archives to arbitrary absolute paths, potentially overwriting critical files on the victim's system.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 3 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 9 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2024-57966, DLA-4046-1, DSA-6029-1, GHSA-v9cx-qp5g-qchc, MGASA-2025-0061, OESA-2025-1130, OESA-2025-1131, OESA-2025-1132, OESA-2025-1133, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-57966, openSUSE-SU-2025:0090-1

## What is CVE-2024-57966?

CVE-2024-57966 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in KDE ark, published on 3 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

libarchiveplugin.cpp in KDE ark before 24.12.0 can extract to an absolute path from an archive.

Weakness: CWE-36 (Absolute Path Traversal)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-57966?


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `ark` | SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP6 | All versions | 23.08.5-bp156.2.3.1 |
| `ark` | openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | All versions | 23.08.5-bp156.2.3.1 |

## How do I fix CVE-2024-57966?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2024-57966 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-57966 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-57966 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-57966 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in KDE ark, published on 3 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-57966 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: KDE ark. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-57966/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-57966/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-57966
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-57966
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-57966

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-57966/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.