Python: Tarfile Arbitrary File Write Risk CVE-2025-4517

CVE-2025-4517 sits inside Python’s packaging stack. It turns archive extraction into an arbitrary file-write vector that hits core supply chain security. On paper, it’s a parsing bug. In practice, it exposes how fragile modern automation can be. Build systems, dependency managers, and CI/CD pipelines unpack archives constantly ” most without validation. One crafted tarball, and that trust chain breaks.LinuxSecurity – Security ArticlesRead More