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.

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Thu, 08 Oct 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-22

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Bower decompress-zip has a path traversal vulnerability
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-08T20:23:46.370Z

Reserved: 2026-10-08T16:57:51.188Z

Link: CVE-2026-107709

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-08T20:23:42.560Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-08T17:17:16.293

Modified: 2026-10-08T21:17:52.420

Link: CVE-2026-107709

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-08T19:00:07Z

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