CVE-2020-28949: Potential file overwrite if archive filename starts with file://

unknown KEV Affects pear/archive_tar. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; CVE published 2020; listed on CISA KEV 2022-08-25.

Potential file overwrite if archive filename starts with file://

Package: pear/archive_tar Composer
Affected versions: <1.4.11
Fixed in: 1.4.11
Severity: unknown
Exploitation: KEV listed by CISA as actively exploited · EPSS 85% (99.7th percentile)
Source: friendsofphp

References

https://github.com/pear/Archive_Tar/issues/33

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