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CVE-2026-19693: extract-zip allows arbitrary file writes through symlink archive entries

August 17, 2026 (updated September 8, 2026)

extract-zip through 2.0.1 containment-checks only the parent directory of each archive entry and never the entry’s own final path component, so an archive containing two entries with identical names - a symlink whose target is outside the destination, followed by a regular file - writes through the planted symlink and yields an arbitrary file write outside the destination directory.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-7pqw-9j4j-h8q3
  • github.com/max-mapper/extract-zip
  • github.com/max-mapper/extract-zip/pull/160
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-19693
  • www.npmjs.com/package/extract-zip

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Affected versions

All versions up to 2.0.1

Solution

Unfortunately, there is no solution available yet.

Impact 8.1 HIGH

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Source file

npm/extract-zip/CVE-2026-19693.yml

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