CVE-2026-56876CWE-22CWE-61

extract-zip unvalidated symlink path traversal

High · published June 26, 2026

CVSS v4.0
8.6
EPSS
1%
Percentile
43.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
8.6 · HIGH
Vector
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
EPSS
0.00526 · 43.7th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'); CWE-61 · UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
Published
2026-06-26T16:44Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 JUN 16:44Z
    extract-zip unvalidated symlink path traversal
    cvelistv5