Ne-Lexa php-zip ZIP ZipFile.php extractTo path traversal

published 2026-07-23 3 mo ago modified 2026-10-24 15 d ago also EUVD-2026-48450

cvss: 6.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.7%; EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 52%
public exploits: 0; none known

A vulnerability was detected in Ne-Lexa php-zip up to 4.0.2. This affects the function ZipFile::extractTo of the file src/ZipFile.php of the component ZIP Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument entryName results in path traversal. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 3 mo ago (2026-07-24)

Exploit prediction

0.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/Ne-Lexa/php-zip/issues/100 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	4.0	6.9	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CNA	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	3.0	6.5	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	2.0	6.4	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR
CNA	4.0	5.5	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CNA	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CNA	2.0	6.4	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Affected products

Ne-Lexa php-zip

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

github.com /Ne-Lexa/php-zip/issues/100
exploit, issue-tracking
vuldb.com /vuln/382660
vdb-entry, technical-description
vuldb.com /vuln/382660/cti
signature, permissions-required
vuldb.com /cve/CVE-2026-16767
third-party-advisory
vuldb.com /submit/862203
third-party-advisory
github.com /Ne-Lexa/php-zip/
product

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-16767
NVD CVE-2026-16767

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Summary