Vulnerability · Published May 12, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2026-42442NanaZip: Null-pointer dereference in NanaZip UFS parser when root inode is a symlink

Low 3.3

In plain English

A low-severity null pointer dereference in NanaZip from M2Team. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 1% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.3Low

Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 98.7% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

NanaZip is an open source file archive. From 5.0.1252.0 to before 6.0.1698.0, a null-pointer dereference exists in the UFS/UFS2 filesystem image parser in NanaZip. The vulnerability is triggered when opening a crafted UFS image where the root inode (inode 2) is set to IFLNK (symlink) instead of IFDIR (directory). The parser unconditionally treats the root inode as a directory without checking its type, and when the symlink has an embedded target (small di_size), the directory data buffer is zero-length, causing a null-pointer dereference on the first read. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.0.1698.0.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
M2Team	NanaZip	>= 5.0.1250.0, < 6.0.1698.0

Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

References

https://github.com/M2Team/NanaZip/security/advisories/GHSA-8r4x-fx3w-ph77 x_refsource_CONFIRM