CVE-2007-4559

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.8 because EPSS predicts 90% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 0.4% of all CVEs). NVD baseline CVSS 9.8 retained for reference. Confidence: see factors.

Triggered by: EPSS exploit prediction ≥85%
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 27%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

Directory traversal vulnerability in the (1) extract and (2) extractall functions in the tarfile module in Python allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in filenames in a TAR archive, a related issue to CVE-2001-1267.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EPSS
97.8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 28, 2007

Last Modified

April 23, 2026

Advisory Details (7)

Auto-updated May 12, 2026
Patch available. Sources: redhat.
generic

Samba: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202309-06) — Gentoo security

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-06
generic

[SECURITY] Fedora 40 Update: python3.6-3.6.15-27.fc40 - package-announce - Fedora mailing-lists

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KA4Z44ZAI4SY7THCFBUDNT5EEFO4XQ3A/
generic

[SECURITY] Fedora 39 Update: python3.6-3.6.15-27.fc39 - package-announce - Fedora mailing-lists

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FI55PGL47ES3OU2FQPGEHOI2EK3S2OBH/
generic

[SECURITY] Fedora 38 Update: python3.6-3.6.15-27.fc38 - package-announce - Fedora mailing-lists

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CVBB7NU3YIRRDOKLYVN647WPRR3IAKR6/
redhat Patch Available

263261 – (CVE-2007-4559) CVE-2007-4559 python: tarfile module directory traversal

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=263261
generic

VUPEN Security - Vulnerability Research and Intelligence

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3022
generic

About Secunia Research | Flexera

http://secunia.com/advisories/26623

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2007-4559(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(14)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatpython-pip-0:9.0.3-22.1.el8_82024-01-30redhat
redhatpython3-0:3.6.8-47.el8_6.42024-01-25redhat
redhatpython-pip-0:9.0.3-22.1.el8_62024-01-23redhat
redhatpython3-0:3.6.8-56.el8_92023-11-14redhat
redhatpython3.11-pip-0:22.3.1-4.el82023-11-14redhat
redhatpython3.11-0:3.11.5-1.el8_92023-11-14redhat
redhatpython-pip-0:9.0.3-23.el82023-11-14redhat
redhatpython38-devel:3.8-8090020230810143931.d9f72c262023-11-14redhat
redhatpython39-devel:3.9-8090020230922213827.7484f1d12023-11-14redhat
redhatrh-python38-python-pip-0:19.3.1-4.el72023-11-08redhat
redhatpython3.11-0:3.11.5-1.el9_32023-11-07redhat
redhatpython-pip-0:21.2.3-7.el92023-11-07redhat
redhatpython3.11-pip-0:22.3.1-4.el92023-11-07redhat
redhatpython3.9-0:3.9.18-1.el9_32023-11-07redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(13)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 28× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-22 14:03 UTCEPSS rescore
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  31. 2026-05-20 11:06 UTCVendor advisory
  32. 2026-05-20 11:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-05-20 06:51 UTCVendor advisory
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  35. 2026-05-20 02:49 UTCVendor advisory
  36. 2026-05-20 02:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-05-19 22:46 UTCVendor advisory
  38. 2026-05-19 22:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-05-19 18:44 UTCVendor advisory
  40. 2026-05-19 18:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-05-19 14:35 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-05-19 14:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-05-19 10:05 UTCVendor advisory
  44. 2026-05-19 10:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-05-19 05:47 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-05-19 05:47 UTCVendor advisory
  47. 2026-05-19 05:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-05-19 05:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-05-19 01:45 UTCEG score recompute
  50. 2026-05-19 01:45 UTCVendor advisory
  51. 2026-05-19 01:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-05-18 21:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  53. 2026-05-18 21:29 UTCEPSS rescore

Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCadvanced-threat-research/Creosote
    First seen Sep 20, 2022

    Creosote is our solution to searching for the tarfile vulnerability described by CVE-2007-4559.

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2007-4559?
CVE-2007-4559 is a critical vulnerability published on August 28, 2007. Directory traversal vulnerability in the (1) extract and (2) extractall functions in the tarfile module in Python allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in filenames in a TAR archive, a related issue to CVE-2001-1267.
When was CVE-2007-4559 disclosed?
CVE-2007-4559 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 28, 2007, with the most recent update on April 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2007-4559 actively exploited?
CVE-2007-4559 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 97.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2007-4559?
CVE-2007-4559 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2007-4559?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2007-4559, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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