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GHSA-JMR9-QJV8-65GV

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-26 18:34 – Updated: 2026-08-12 19:22

Summary

extract-zip unvalidated symlink path traversal

Details

extract-zip does not validate symlink targets when extracting zip archives. When processing a malicious zip file containing a symlink with a relative path like '../../../../etc/passwd', extract-zip will extract the symlink without validation, allowing it to point outside the extraction directory. Depending on how extract-zip is used, an attacker could read or write to arbitrary files.

Severity

8.1 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

8.6 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "extract-zip"
      },
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          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-56876"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-22"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-08-12T19:22:03Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-06-26T18:17:03Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "extract-zip does not validate symlink targets when extracting zip archives. When processing a malicious zip file containing a symlink with a relative path like \u0027../../../../etc/passwd\u0027, extract-zip will extract the symlink without validation, allowing it to point outside the extraction directory. Depending on how extract-zip is used, an attacker could read or write to arbitrary files.",
  "id": "GHSA-jmr9-qjv8-65gv",
  "modified": "2026-08-12T19:22:03Z",
  "published": "2026-06-26T18:34:00Z",
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/ziad626/extract-zip-security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-x7jf-2287-qcpf"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56876"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/max-mapper/extract-zip"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2026/va-26-177-01.json"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-56876"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "extract-zip unvalidated symlink path traversal"
}

CVE-2026-56876 (GCVE-0-2026-56876)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-26 16:44 – Updated: 2026-06-30 19:59 Unsupported When Assigned

Title

extract-zip unvalidated symlink path traversal

Summary

Severity

8.1 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

8.6 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · cisa-cg (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-06-23 15:08 UTC

CWE

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-61 - UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

Assigner

cisa-cg CISA root Scorecard

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/ziad626/extract-zip-security-r…	third-party-advisory
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/de…	third-party-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-56876	vdb-entry

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
max-mapper	extract-zip	Affected: 0 , < * (custom)

Date Public

2026-06-15 00:00

Credits

Ziad Salah, Independent

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