Arbitrary file write via unchecked archive path
Published Aug 25, 2026 · Updated Aug 27, 2026
Path traversal in Peerigon unzip-crx and unzip-crx-3 0.2.0 and earlier allows local users to write outside the extraction directory. dist/index.js joins an archive-controlled backslash entry name to destination and calls mkdir and writeFile without checking that the resolved path remains inside it. Exploitation requires a Windows consumer to extract an attacker-influenced CRX or ZIP; it creates or overwrites files with attacker-controlled content but does not directly disclose data or execute code.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in Peerigon unzip-crx and unzip-crx-3 0.2.0 and earlier allows local users to write outside the extraction directory. dist/index.js joins an archive-controlled backslash entry name to destination and calls mkdir and writeFile without checking that the resolved path remains inside it. Exploitation requires a Windows consumer to extract an attacker-influenced CRX or ZIP; it creates or overwrites files with attacker-controlled content but does not directly disclose data or execute code.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-78638
- Published
- Aug 25, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 27, 2026
- Vendor
- Peerigon
- Product
- unzip-crx-3
- Classifications
- CWE-22
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 25, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 27, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- GitHub issue 19 Windows Zip Slip proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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