{"id":"CVE-2026-69973","title":"Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Windows Libarchive allows an unauthorized attacker to perform tampering over a network.","summary":"Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Windows Libarchive allows an unauthorized attacker to perform tampering over a network.","severity":"medium","cvss":6.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","cwe":["CWE-22"],"published":"2026-10-13","updated":"2026-10-13","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-13T22:17:52.960","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-69973","references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69973","label":"secure@microsoft.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-13T19:43:28.975Z","slug":"CVE-2026-69973","body":"## Overview\n\nImproper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Windows Libarchive allows an unauthorized attacker to perform tampering over a network.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":36,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":35.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}