CVE-2019-16511 json
An issue was discovered in DTF in FireGiant WiX Toolset before 3.11.2.
published 2019-09-19 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-7188
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.5%
- EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in DTF in FireGiant WiX Toolset before 3.11.2. Microsoft.Deployment.Compression.Cab.dll and Microsoft.Deployment.Compression.Zip.dll allow directory traversal during CAB or ZIP archive extraction, because the full name of an archive file (even with a ../ sequence) is concatenated with the destination path.
Patch / fix
- firegiant wix_toolset 3.11.2
Exploit prediction
1.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
-
github.com
/wixtoolset/issues/issues/6075
patch, third-party-advisory
-
firegiant.com
/blog/2019/9/18/wix-v3.11.2-released/
patch, vendor-advisory
-
wixtoolset.org
/development/wips/6075-dtf-zip-slip/
third-party-advisory
- github.com /GitHubAssessments/CVE_Assessments_09_2019
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-16511
- NVD CVE-2019-16511
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