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CVE-2026-76845 (GCVE-0-2026-76845)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-08-24 13:12 – Updated: 2026-08-24 16:25
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
adm-zip 0.5.9 through 0.6.0 Arbitrary File Overwrite via Symlink Following on Extraction
Summary
adm-zip 0.5.9 through 0.6.0 follows symbolic links at the extraction destination. Utils.sanitize in util/utils.js enforces containment by comparing only the string form of an archive entry name against the resolved extraction root, and Utils.writeFileTo opens the computed destination with fs.openSync(path, "w", 0o666), which resolves symbolic links and carries neither O_NOFOLLOW nor a pre-write fs.lstatSync check. When a path component at the destination already exists as a symbolic link pointing outside the extraction root, extractAllTo, extractAllToAsync and extractEntryTo write the entry contents through that link and then chmod its target, placing attacker-controlled content in a file outside the root without any traversal sequence appearing in the archive. Reaching the write requires overwrite to be enabled, because the preceding fs.existsSync check also resolves the link and otherwise declines. An attacker able to create a symbolic link inside a shared, reused or predictable extraction directory, such as a temporary directory or a continuous integration workspace, can overwrite any file the extracting process is permitted to write.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-24 16:25 UTC
CWE
- CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/cthackers/adm-zip | product |
| https://github.com/cthackers/adm-zip/blob/v0.6.0/… | technical-description |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/adm-zip-thro… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
Date Public
2026-08-18 00:00
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CVE-2026-76845 (GCVE-0-2026-76845)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-24 13:12 – Updated: 2026-08-24 16:25
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
adm-zip 0.5.9 through 0.6.0 Arbitrary File Overwrite via Symlink Following on Extraction
Summary
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Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-24 16:25 UTC
CWE
- CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Assigner
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