CVE-2026-3087

HIGHPre-NVD 6.07.5▲
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-04-27. the CNA's CVSS baseline 6.0; sources differ by 1.5.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:psf, epss, ghsa
7.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 6.0Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
6.0
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EG Risk
34(Track)
EG Risk 34/100SSVC: Track

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
Severity75% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
42%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 27, 2026

Last Modified

June 10, 2026

Advisory Details (10)

Auto-updated Jun 5, 2026
Upstream fix merged — awaiting tagged release. Sources: github_commit, github_pr.
generic

Mailman 3 [CVE-2026-3087] shutil.unpack_archive() doesn't check for Windows absolute paths in ZIPs - Security-announce - python.org

https://mail.python.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/X6FXE5C6KDKOVNX3EC3DWD5RUPFWOZA4/
github_pr

gh-146581: Fix vulnerability in shutil.unpack_archive() for ZIP files on Windows

Fix merged in python/cpython PR #146591 on 2026-04-27 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/146591
generic

shutil.unpack_archive() on Windows writes outside extract_dir for ZIP entries with drive-prefixed names · Issue #146581 · python/cpython · GitHub

https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/146581
github_commit

commit fc829e887538 (python/cpython)

Fix landed in python/cpython commit fc829e887538 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/fc829e88753858c8ac669594bf0093f44948c0f4
github_commit

commit ba0aca3bffce (python/cpython)

Fix landed in python/cpython commit ba0aca3bffce — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/ba0aca3bffce431fe2fbd53ca4cd6a717a2e2c19
github_commit

commit b01e594fbe75 (python/cpython)

Fix landed in python/cpython commit b01e594fbe75 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/b01e594fbe754a960212f908d047294e880b52fd
github_commit

commit ab5ef98af693 (python/cpython)

Fix landed in python/cpython commit ab5ef98af693 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/ab5ef98af693bded74a738570e81ea70abef2840
github_commit

commit 8ee6aff14054 (python/cpython)

Fix landed in python/cpython commit 8ee6aff14054 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/8ee6aff14054b37b53e47194a2fa313e98163c94
github_commit

commit 8e13025747e1 (python/cpython)

Fix landed in python/cpython commit 8e13025747e1 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/8e13025747e1ca72e86d1f35637123f9c306f0cb
github_commit

commit 65b255416ae2 (python/cpython)

Fix landed in python/cpython commit 65b255416ae2 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/65b255416ae217bf0e22085be3c1976cea18bd8c

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-3087(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-3087?
CVE-2026-3087 is a high vulnerability published on April 27, 2026. 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.
When was CVE-2026-3087 disclosed?
CVE-2026-3087 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 27, 2026, with the most recent update on June 10, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-3087 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-3087 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 58.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-3087?
CVE-2026-3087 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 6.0 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 7.5.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-3087?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-3087, 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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