TARmageddon Security Flaw in Rust Library Could Lead to Config Tampering and RCE

TARmageddon Security Flaw in Rust Library Could Lead to Config Tampering and RCE

The Edera security team has discovered a critical vulnerability in the async-tar Rust library and its descendants, including the widely-used tokio-tar. Dubbed TARmageddon and assigned CVE-2025-62518, this flaw carries a CVSS score of 8.1 (High) and enables attackers to execute remote code by overwriting configuration files and hijacking critical build systems. Field Details CVE ID CVE-2025-62518 Vulnerability […]

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