CISA-confirmed known exploited vulnerability

CVE-2020-28949

PEAR Archive_Tar Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability

PEAR · Archive_Tar

Vulnerability details

PEAR Archive_Tar allows an unserialization attack because phar: is blocked but PHAR: is not blocked. PEAR stands for PHP Extension and Application Repository and it is an open-source framework and distribution system for reusable PHP components with known usage in third-party products such as Drupal Core and Red Hat Linux.

Added to CISA KEV: 2022-08-25

Ransomware campaign use: Unknown

CISA due date: 2022-09-15

Defensive guidance from CISA

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

This is the source's required-action field, not an independently validated patch procedure. Refer to the vendor for exact affected versions and fixes.

Source catalog date: 2026-11-06T19:44:45.1797Z · Last retrieved: 2026-11-06 21:02:26 UTC

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