peerigon unzip-crx/unzip-crx-3 Archive Extraction index.js unzip path traversal

published 2026-08-25 2 mo ago modified 2026-09-28 41 d ago also EUVD-2026-65301

cvss: 3.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 6%
public exploits: 0; none known

A flaw has been found in peerigon unzip-crx and unzip-crx-3 up to 0.2.0. This affects the function unzip of the file dist/index.js of the component Archive Extraction. Executing a manipulation of the argument destination can lead to path traversal. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been published 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: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 mo ago (2026-08-27)

Exploit prediction

0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/peerigon/unzip-crx/issues/19 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	4.0	4.8	CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CNA	3.1	3.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	3.0	3.3	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	2.0	1.7	AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR
CNA	4.0	1.9	CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/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	3.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CNA	2.0	1.7	AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

peerigon unzip-crx
peerigon unzip-crx-3

Classification

Weakness

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

References

github.com /peerigon/unzip-crx/issues/19
exploit, issue-tracking
vuldb.com /vuln/394865
vdb-entry, technical-description
vuldb.com /vuln/394865/cti
signature, permissions-required
vuldb.com /cve/CVE-2026-78638
third-party-advisory
vuldb.com /submit/886400
third-party-advisory
github.com /peerigon/unzip-crx/
product

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-78638
NVD CVE-2026-78638

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Summary