CVE-2026-23949

HIGHNVD 8.68.6—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.6 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.5%, top 58% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
Elevated
8.6EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 8.6Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

jaraco.context, an open-source software package that provides some useful decorators and context managers, has a Zip Slip path traversal vulnerability in the jaraco.context.tarball() function starting in version 5.2.0 and prior to version 6.1.0. The vulnerability may allow attackers to extract files outside the intended extraction directory when malicious tar archives are processed. The strip_first_component filter splits the path on the first / and extracts the second component, while allowing ../ sequences. Paths like dummy_dir/../../etc/passwd become ../../etc/passwd. Note that this suffers from a nested tarball attack as well with multi-level tar files such as dummy_dir/inner.tar.gz, where the inner.tar.gz includes a traversal dummy_dir/../../config/.env that also gets translated to ../../config/.env. Version 6.1.0 contains a patch for the issue.

CVSS v3
8.6
EG Score
8.6(medium)
EG Risk
70(Attend)
EG Risk 70/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity86% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
48%
KEV
Not listed

Published

January 20, 2026

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Aug 2, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github_commit, github.
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Path Traversal Vulnerability Disclosure Report · Advisory · jaraco/jaraco.context · GitHub

https://github.com/jaraco/jaraco.context/security/advisories/GHSA-58pv-8j8x-9vj2
github_commit Patch Available

commit 7b26a42b5257 (jaraco/jaraco.context)

Patch available: jaraco/jaraco.context v6.1.0 (contains commit 7b26a42b5257)

https://github.com/jaraco/jaraco.context/commit/7b26a42b525735e4085d2e994e13802ea339d5f9
generic

jaraco.context/jaraco/context/__init__.py at main · jaraco/jaraco.context · GitHub

https://github.com/jaraco/jaraco.context/blob/main/jaraco/context/__init__.py#L74-L91

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntupython3-jaraco.context (6.0.1-1ubuntu0.1) @ questing2026-05-29ubuntu

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.

Affected Packages

(5 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:13(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
jaraco.context6.0.1-16.0.1-1+deb13u1—
setuptools78.1.1-0.1 ... 84.0.0-1 (6 versions)——
Debian:14(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
jaraco.context6.0.1-16.0.1-2—
setuptools78.1.1-0.1 ... 84.0.0-1 (6 versions)——
PyPI(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
jaraco-context5.2.0, 5.3.0, 6.0.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.26.1.0—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

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Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-23949?
CVE-2026-23949 is a high vulnerability published on January 20, 2026. jaraco.context, an open-source software package that provides some useful decorators and context managers, has a Zip Slip path traversal vulnerability in the jaraco.context.tarball() function starting in version 5.2.0 and prior to version 6.1.0. The vulnerability may allow attackers to extract…
When was CVE-2026-23949 disclosed?
CVE-2026-23949 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 20, 2026, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-23949 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-23949 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 51.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-23949?
CVE-2026-23949 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.6 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-23949?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-23949, 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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