Vulnerability · Published Jul 27, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-17514ZJONSSON node-unzipper extract.js Extract path traversal
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity path traversal in node-unzipper from ZJONSSON. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 7% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability was determined in ZJONSSON node-unzipper up to 0.12.3. Affected by this vulnerability is the function Extract of the file lib/extract.js. This manipulation causes path traversal. The attack requires local access. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ZJONSSON | node-unzipper | 0.12.00.12.10.12.20.12.3 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
References
- VDB-383384 | ZJONSSON node-unzipper extract.js Extract path traversal vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-383384 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2026-17514 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #862473 | ZJONSSON node-unzipper 0.12.3 Path Traversal third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/ZJONSSON/node-unzipper/issues/357 exploit, issue-tracking
- https://github.com/ZJONSSON/node-unzipper/ product