CVE-2026-3087High· 7.5▾ TwilightIf `shutil.unpack_archive()` is given a ZIP archive with an absolute Windows path containing a drive (`C:\\...`) then the archive will be extracted outside the target directory which is different than other operating systems. Only Window…
▾ Twilight zone — High severity, or a signal on a lesser flaw
impact 41.3 · likelihood 0.1 · exploitation 0
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If shutil.unpack_archive() is given a ZIP archive with an absolute Windows path containing a drive (C:\\...) then the archive will be extracted outside the target directory which is different than other operating systems. Only Windows is affected by this vulnerability.
python <= 3.14.4python = 3.15.0Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.
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