extract-zip unvalidated symlink path traversal (max-mapper extract-zip)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.53 % · percentile 45 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- cisa-cg
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-22 — Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
- CWE-61 — UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | cisa-cg |
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH 8.6 | 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 | cisa-cg |
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH 8.6 | 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X | NVD · 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725 (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | NVD · 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725 (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-jmr9-qjv8-65gv — extract-zip unvalidated symlink path traversal
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-39812
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-56876
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1293 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans MongoDB · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:max-mapper:extract-zip:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*≤ 2.0.1
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| max-mapper · extract-zip | affected 0 < * |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |