CVE-2026-107709Bower decompress-zip has a path traversal vulnerability
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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.23%, higher than 13% of scored CVEs.
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A 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.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-22
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 0.23% (percentile 13)
- Assigned by
- certcc
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Oct 8, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Bower Decompress-Zip decompress-zip bower_decompress_zip:decompress_zip (from the name) | through 0.3.3 | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/bower/decompress-zip
- https://moizxsec.github.io/writeups/decompress-zip-zip-slip-sibling-prefix-bypass/
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