What is CVE-2026-5704?

CVE-2026-5704 is a security advisory published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) with Medium severity. Tar: tar: hidden file injection via crafted archives

Which CVE IDs does CVE-2026-5704 cover?

CVE-2026-5704 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-5704. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of CVE-2026-5704?

CVE-2026-5704 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.0, published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC).

Which products are affected by CVE-2026-5704?

CVE-2026-5704 affects 1 product, including: azl3 tar 1.35-2 on Azure Linux 3.0.

CVE-2026-5704MediumCVSS 5.0

Tar: tar: hidden file injection via crafted archives

Vendor

Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)

Published

September 2, 2026

Last Modified

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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-5704 →

🎯 Affected products1

azl3 tar 1.35-2 on Azure Linux 3.0

✅ Remediation

Security Update

🔗 References (2)

advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-5704
patchhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/tutorial-azure-linux-upgrade