Python · Python · CVE-2026-4360
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Python (affected versions not specified)
**Description**
In the `extract()` function of the Tarfile module, the `filter` parameter is not correctly handled when extracting hardlinks. This issue allows a system extracting content from untrusted tar files to write files with an unexpected uid/gid, even when the user has specified `filter='data'` to restrict the extraction process.
**Recommendations**
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.