Is pear/archive_tar vulnerable?

Composer pear/archive_tar has 6 known advisories in the phpwarden feed, 2 actively exploited. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28.

6advisories
1critical
2on CISA KEV
0no fix recorded
CVETitleSeverityCVSSAffectedFixed in
CVE-2020-28949 KEVPotential file overwrite if archive filename starts with file://unknown0.0<1.4.111.4.11
CVE-2020-36193 KEVDirectory Traversal in Archive_Tarhigh7.5<1.4.13 or <1.4.121.4.13
CVE-2021-32610Directory Traversal in Archive_Tarhigh7.1<1.4.141.4.14
CVE-2020-28948Multiple vulnerabilities through filename manipulation in Archive_Tarhigh7.8<1.4.111.4.11
CVE-2018-1000888Archive_Tar contains Potential RCE if filename starts with phar://high8.8<1.4.41.4.4
CVE-2006-0931PEAR::Archive_Tar Directory Traversal vulnerabilitycritical9.1>=1.2 and <1.3.21.3.2

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