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title: "CVE-2026-115908: zip - Path Traversal"
description: "zip Rust library 7.2.0 to < 9.0.0 contains a path traversal caused by improper symbolic link target validation in ZipArchive::extract, letting attackers create or overwrite files outside extraction directory, exploit requires attacker to craft symlink chain."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-115908/
---

# CVE-2026-115908 zip - Path Traversal

zip Rust library 7.2.0 to < 9.0.0 contains a path traversal caused by improper symbolic link target validation in ZipArchive::extract, letting attackers create or overwrite files outside extraction directory, exploit requires attacker to craft symlink chain.

CVSS base score 7.4 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115908)

## Details

Type

Path Traversal

Impact

File System Write, Data Tampering

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Published

26 October 2026

Updated

27 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-22](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 9.0.0 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115908](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115908)
- [https://github.com/zip-rs/zip2/commit/09c030eab56e8db8fb3c1c33f554407b30bad8fa](https://github.com/zip-rs/zip2/commit/09c030eab56e8db8fb3c1c33f554407b30bad8fa)
- [https://github.com/zip-rs/zip2/releases/tag/v9.0.0](https://github.com/zip-rs/zip2/releases/tag/v9.0.0)
- [https://github.com/zip-rs/zip2/security/advisories/GHSA-hjqx-j4rw-g7xv](https://github.com/zip-rs/zip2/security/advisories/GHSA-hjqx-j4rw-g7xv)

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- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
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