High severity · published Aug 17, 2026
CVE-2026-19693
extract-zip arbitrary file write outside the destination directory via a symlink at the final path component
8.1
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
extract-zip through 2.0.1 containment-checks only the parent directory of each archive entry and never the entry's own final path component, so an archive containing two entries with identical names - a symlink whose target is outside the destination, followed by a regular file - writes through the planted symlink and yields an arbitrary file write outside the destination directory.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 39% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EX
extract-zip · max-mapper
1.0.0 through 2.0.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-19693
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-19693
github.com
https://github.com/max-mapper/extract-zip
www.npmjs.com
https://www.npmjs.com/package/extract-zip
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