CVE-2024-10389 — safearchive
Fix: google/safearchive@f7ce9d7CVE-2024-10389 is a CWE-427 vulnerability in github.com/google/safearchive. A fix is available for github.com/google/safearchive — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Path Traversal in Safearchive
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2024-10389.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
Real-World Exposure
github.com/google/safearchiveReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Go packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
There exists a Path Traversal vulnerability in Safearchive on Platforms with Case-Insensitive Filesystems (e.g., NTFS). This allows Attackers to Write Arbitrary Files via Archive Extraction containing symbolic links. We recommend upgrading past commit f7ce9d7b6f9c6ecd72d0b0f16216b046e55e44dc
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | github.com/google/safearchive | all versions | 0.0.0-20241025131057-f7ce9d7b6f9cgo get github.com/google/safearchive@v0.0.0-20241025131057-f7ce9d7b6f9c |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/google/safearchive, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update github.com/google/safearchive to 0.0.0-20241025131057-f7ce9d7b6f9c or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-10389 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2024-10389 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to CVE-2024-10389. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2024-10389 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds CVE-2024-10389 across Go dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.