Noah Gilson

A relative path traversal issue exists in Windows libarchive. This flaw allows an unauthorized attacker to perform tampering over a network. Path traversal is a technique where an attacker uses special characters or sequences to access files or directories outside the intended folder.

The issue is related to a privilege elevation problem in the .NET platform, which is also associated with Microsoft Visual Studio. It involves the creation of a temporary file in a directory with incorrect permissions. Exploitation of this issue could allow an attacker to elevate their privileges.