Bower decompress-zip has a path traversal vulnerability

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-107709
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercertcc
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-10-08 17:17:16 UTC
Updated2026-10-08 17:17:16 UTC
DescriptionA path traversal vulnerability exists in Bower decompress-zip through version 0.3.3. The vulnerability located in `lib/decompress-zip.js` improperly validates archive entry paths during ZIP extraction. A crafted ZIP archive containing entries that resolve to prefix-sibling directories can cause files to be written outside the intended extraction directory. Successful exploitation may allow arbitrary file overwrite, application compromise, or remote code execution depending on the target environment and writable sibling paths.

Risk And Classification

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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Bower Decompress-Zip Decompress-zip affected 0.3.3 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
moizxsec.github.io/writeups/decompress-zip-zip-slip-sibling-prefix-bypass [email protected] moizxsec.github.io
github.com/bower/decompress-zip [email protected] github.com
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