🪤 TARmageddon (CVE-2025-62518): RCE Vulnerability Highlights the Challenges of Open Source Abandonware

「 In the worst-case scenario, this vulnerability has a severity of 8.1 (High) and can lead to Remote Code Execution (RCE) through file overwriting attacks, such as replacing configuration files or hijacking build backends 」

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CVE-2025-62518 Shows the Cost of Open Source Abandonware

Edera uncovers TARmageddon (CVE-2025-62518), a Rust async-tar RCE flaw exposing the real dangers of open-source abandonware and supply chain security.

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