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CVE-2026-64824 Details

ANALYZED

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Description

Home Assistant Core before 2026.7.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the backup-restore function that allows attackers to write files to arbitrary absolute filesystem paths by supplying a crafted tar archive with a SYMTYPE entry containing a benign member name paired with an absolute linkname pointing outside the extraction directory. Because the official Docker image runs the Home Assistant process as root and the subsequent regular-file entry is written through the unvalidated symlink, attackers can achieve remote code execution by overwriting auto-imported Python paths such as site-packages/sitecustomize.py or custom component directories.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

VolerionCVSS-B:7.7 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.4 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/security/advisories/GHSA-78r8-wwqv-r299	CISA-ADP
https://github.com/home-assistant/core/commit/1e457600f1093c15e1325742d03e2b76498c79c1	[email protected]	Source CodeVendor
https://github.com/home-assistant/core/pull/172252	[email protected]	Issue TrackingVendor
https://github.com/home-assistant/core/releases/tag/2026.7.0	[email protected]
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/home-assistant-core-symlink-path-traversal-rce-via-backup-restore	[email protected]	AdvisoryBundleRemedy

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-22	Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Home Assistant	< 2026.6.0 (semver)
CPE cpe:2.3:a:home-assistant:home-assistant:::::::: Remediation Upgrade: 2026.6.0moderate efforthttps://github.com/home-assistant/core/releases/tag/2026.6.0

Change History

3 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jul 21, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 21, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Jul 21, 2026	New CVE Received	[email protected]