CVE-2026-50558

5.9 MEDIUM
Published: July 29, 2026 Modified: July 29, 2026
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Description

Penelope Shell Handler is a post-exploitation shell handler for authorized security testing. Prior to 0.20.0, the Unix download() implementation in penelope.py used tar.extractall(local_download_folder) on tar archives returned by remote sessions without validating member paths, allowing a malicious or compromised session to write files outside the intended download directory and potentially overwrite ~/.penelope/peneloperc. This issue is fixed in version 0.20.0.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
5.9 / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)