Arbitrary file write via symlink traversal
Published Aug 17, 2026 · Updated Aug 17, 2026
Path traversal in max-mapper extract-zip 2.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to write files outside the target directory via ZIP extraction. In index.js, the entry handler resolves and bounds-checks only path.dirname(path.join(opts.dir, entry.fileName)); extractEntry then opens the final dest path and writes or symlinks it without revalidating that last component. Exploitation requires a consuming application or user to extract an attacker-supplied archive; the result is arbitrary file write outside the destination, with no direct read primitive described in the source record.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in max-mapper extract-zip 2.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to write files outside the target directory via ZIP extraction. In index.js, the entry handler resolves and bounds-checks only path.dirname(path.join(opts.dir, entry.fileName)); extractEntry then opens the final dest path and writes or symlinks it without revalidating that last component. Exploitation requires a consuming application or user to extract an attacker-supplied archive; the result is arbitrary file write outside the destination, with no direct read primitive described in the source record.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-19693
- Published
- Aug 17, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 17, 2026
- Vendor
- max-mapper
- Product
- extract-zip
- Classifications
- CWE-59, CWE-22, CAPEC-132
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 17, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 17, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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