CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-78638

LowCVSS 3.3
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.14%

3th percentile - higher than 3% of all known CVEs

Summary

A path traversal vulnerability was found in peerigon unzip-crx and unzip-crx-3 up to 0.2.0, affecting the unzip function in dist/index.js during archive extraction. Manipulating the destination argument can lead to path traversal. The attack can only be executed locally, and the exploit has been published.

Risk Assessment

The risk is the potential to overwrite or create files outside the intended directory, leading to unauthorized file system modification. The project has not responded, so a fix may not be available.

Recommendation

It is recommended to stop using these libraries until a fix is released or to use alternative solutions. Also, restrict access to applications using these libraries.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

A flaw has been found in peerigon unzip-crx and unzip-crx-3 up to 0.2.0. This affects the function unzip of the file dist/index.js of the component Archive Extraction. Executing a manipulation of the argument destination can lead to path traversal. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been published and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS