{"id":"CVE-2025-13462","title":"The \"tarfile\" module would still apply normalization of AREGTYPE (\\x00) blocks to DIRTYPE, even while processing a multi-block member such as GNUTYPE_LONGNAME or GNUTYPE_LONGLINK","summary":"The \"tarfile\" module would still apply normalization of AREGTYPE (\\x00) blocks to DIRTYPE, even while processing a multi-block member such as GNUTYPE_LONGNAME or GNUTYPE_LONGLINK. This could result in a crafted tar archive being misinter…","severity":"low","cvss":3.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","cwe":["CWE-20","CWE-74","CWE-434"],"vendor":"python","product":"python","affected":["python < 3.13.13","python >= 3.14.0, < 3.14.4","python = 3.15.0"],"patched":["python 3.14.4"],"published":"2026-03-12","updated":"2026-08-13","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13462","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/42d754e34c06e57ad6b8e7f92f32af679912d8ab","label":"cna@python.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/72dde1016493c52abe857fc4a7bf6c40138b4114","label":"cna@python.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/7ad3093d76a748af55bdb1d2e8aad3638163b017","label":"cna@python.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/9a23b753552afa28e3a2f4d8863572fc66479406","label":"cna@python.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/ae99fe3a33b43e303a05f012815cef60b611a9c7","label":"cna@python.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/d10950739a78f54d0718d88fb5a868374603c084","label":"cna@python.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/141707","label":"cna@python.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/143934","label":"cna@python.org"},{"url":"https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/EOMI5I66ZMKQ2INNFT6T7IAIKUGPZYIE/","label":"cna@python.org"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00164,"epssPercentile":0.06045,"ingestedAt":"2026-08-13T06:00:56.081Z","slug":"CVE-2025-13462","body":"## Overview\n\nThe \"tarfile\" module would still apply normalization of AREGTYPE (\\x00) blocks to DIRTYPE, even while processing a multi-block member such as GNUTYPE_LONGNAME or GNUTYPE_LONGLINK. This could result in a crafted tar archive being misinterpreted by the tarfile module compared to other implementations.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `python < 3.13.13`\n- `python >= 3.14.0, < 3.14.4`\n- `python = 3.15.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `python 3.14.4`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":18,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":18.2,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}