CVE-2026-61725CWE-22CWE-23path-traversal

sevenz-rust2: unchecked 7z entry paths permit traversal and absolute-path file overwrites

Medium · published October 30, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.1
EPSS
—
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

sevenz-rust2 is a Rust-native 7z compressor and `decompress`or. Prior to 0.21.1, extracting an attacker-supplied 7z archive can write or overwrite files outside the destination directory. In `src/util/decompress.rs`, `decompress_impl` computes each destination with `dest.join(entry.name())` without normalizing the archive's UTF-16 entry name or verifying containment, and `default_entry_extract_fn` writes to it with `File::create`. Parent-directory components escape the extraction root, and an absolute entry path makes the join discard the destination entirely. The convenience entry points `decompress`, `decompress_file`, `decompress_with_password`, and `decompress_file_with_password` all use this default path. Overwriting writable configuration, startup, cron, or build files can lead to code execution or persistence. The archive bytes are the attacker-controlled trust boundary, including for applications that automatically unpack uploaded or otherwise untrusted archives. This issue is fixed in version 0.21.1.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.1 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
Not scored
Weaknesses
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'); CWE-23 · Relative Path Traversal
Published
2026-10-30T22:10Z
Timeline
  • 30 OCT 22:10Z
    sevenz-rust2: unchecked 7z entry paths permit traversal and absolute-path file overwrites
    cvelistv5
  • 30 OCT 22:10Z
    sevenz-rust2: unchecked 7z entry paths permit traversal and absolute-path file overwrites
    cvelistv5