Vulert records 9 vulnerabilities for ark in Debian: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 9 not yet rated. Every one of them has a published fix, so the practical answer is to run a supported release and keep it patched.

How many vulnerabilities does ark have?

9 vulnerabilities are recorded for ark in the Debian ecosystem: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 9 not yet rated. The ledger on this page lists the same counts next to the date of the most recent disclosure.

How often are new ark vulnerabilities disclosed?

0 vulnerabilities were recorded for ark in the last 12 months, and the oldest entry in this database dates to 27 Mar 2017. Recency matters more than a lifetime total: it shows how actively new issues are being disclosed for the package you are considering.

Which versions of ark are affected?

Each vulnerability on this page lists the affected version range and the fixed version to move to. Open the vulnerability for the version you actually run — fixes are specific to a release line, not to the package as a whole.

How do I monitor ark for upcoming vulnerabilities?

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Vulnerability Database · Debian · Package report

ark: vulnerability history, versions and safety

ark is a package in the Debian ecosystem. Vulert records 9 vulnerabilities for it across 1 release, from Mar 2017 to Feb 2025. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.

9 vulnerabilities recorded U9

0 with no fix published

Every vulnerability has a patched version to move to.

0 in the last 12 months

Nothing new recorded in the last year.

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0 malicious-package vulnerabilities

No published version shipped hostile code.

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Vulert verdict on ark i

Updated on 23 Oct 2026

Every vulnerability Vulert records for this package has a fix, and the newest was recorded 08 Feb 2025. Apply the fixes listed below and you are clear.

Long-term outlook: usable, with an upgrade 9 vulnerabilities on record across 7 years, none in the last year.

What to do: Move the affected dependencies to the fixed versions listed below, then keep the package monitored so the next vulnerability reaches you. Fix it, then keep watch: Vulert alerts you when a new vulnerability affects the version you run. Monitor it with Vulert →

Vulnerabilities on record 9 over 7 years · 0 in the last year i
Latest disclosure 08 Feb 2025 i
Highest CVSS 7.8 i
With no published fix 0 i

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01 Versions

Which versions are affected

Every version Vulert holds for ark, newest first, with the vulnerabilities that name it. A version with a count of zero has no recorded vulnerabilities; open a version to see the vulnerabilities it is exposed to.

Version	Vulert vulnerabilities	Fix published	Details
4:20.12.2-1	U3	Yes	Details →

Newest 1 of 1 versions on record. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.

02 Disclosure history

How often vulnerabilities are recorded

2017 2
2020 4
2025 3

Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 0 of the 9 were recorded in the last 12 months.

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03 Vulnerabilities

Recorded vulnerabilities for ark

Vulnerability	Severity	Fixed version ↓	Disclosed ↓
Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Ark Package (CVE-2017-5330)	7.8 high	4:16.08.3-2	27 Mar 2017
Directory Traversal Vulnerability in KDE Ark: CVE-2020-16116	3.3 low	4:20.04.3-1	03 Aug 2020
Symlink Vulnerability in KDE Ark: Risk of Unauthorized File Installation	3.3 low	4:20.08.1-1	02 Sep 2020
Absolute Path Extraction Vulnerability in KDE Ark Package	N/A unrated	4:20.12.2-1+deb11u1	03 Feb 2025
Critical Security Update for ark: Addressing CVE-2024-57966	N/A unrated	4:20.12.2-1+deb11u1	08 Feb 2025

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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315