CVE-2026-69973

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows libarchive (affected versions not specified)

Description An issue exists where a pathname is not properly limited to a restricted directory, leading to a path traversal condition. This allows an unauthorized attacker to perform tampering over a network. Path traversal is a technique used to access files and directories that are stored outside the web root folder by manipulating variables such as file paths.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.