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CVE-2006-1323: Directory traversal vulnerability in WinHKI 1.6 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to overwrite arb...

Directory traversal vulnerability in WinHKI 1.6 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a (1) RAR, (2) TAR, (3) ZIP, or (4) TAR.GZ archive with a file whose file name contains ".." sequences.

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WinHKI 1.6 and earlier can be tricked by a malicious archive into writing files outside the intended extraction folder. The attack requires a user to open or extract the archive. Business impact depends on where files can be overwritten under that user’s permissions. Exposure is likely limited to systems where WinHKI 1.6 or earlier is still installed and used to process untrusted archives. General archive tooling is not shown as affected by the provided sources. Treat this as a targeted legacy-software risk. It is not KEV-listed and needs user interaction, but arbitrary file overwrite can still create operational or security impact where WinHKI remains in use. Mitigation focus: Inventory endpoints for WinHKI 1.6 or earlier.; Remove WinHKI where it is no longer required.; Avoid extracting untrusted archives with WinHKI..

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