CVE-2026-65010
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
Datasets through 5.00, fixed in commit ad2d853, contains a symlink-following vulnerability in Extractor.extract() that allows local attackers to write arbitrary files by pre-planting symlinks at predictable output paths. Attackers can redirect archive extraction to arbitrary filesystem locations in shared-cache environments, enabling overwrite of sensitive files and potential privilege escalation or code execution.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
4.4
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-23 19:17:03.890000
Last modified
2026-10-24 13:10:00.147000
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