CVE-2026-115905: zip: Critical Parser Differential & Security Control Bypass via Dual-Header Inconsistencies (Zip Cloaking) Leading to Arbitrary File Overwrite & RCE
- Is it exploited?
Not on CISA's list. CISA has not added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of . If CISA adds it, this page shows it as known exploited.
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 0.3%
EPSS score, percentile 25.3 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.
CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record lists exploitation as poc.
- How severe?
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS v4.0 base score, given by the CNA
- What should I do?
CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.
No patch or vendor advisory is listed in the CVE record. Check zip-rs's advisories.
- Which versions are affected?
Affected
- < 9.0.5
Source: CISA KEV 2026.11.10, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of ; CVE List, as of . About the data.
Description
zip: Critical Parser Differential & Security Control Bypass via Dual-Header Inconsistencies (Zip Cloaking) Leading to Arbitrary File Overwrite & RCE
zip is a zip library for Rust that supports reading and writing simple ZIP files. Through 9.0.4, ZipArchive treats Central Directory File Header filenames as authoritative while ZipStreamReader extracts using Local File Header filenames without reconciling the duplicate metadata in src/read/stream.rs. A crafted archive can therefore appear benign to a component that inspects the central directory but cause a streaming extractor to write a different attacker-selected path and content, potentially overwriting files used by a downstream service. This issue is fixed in version 9.0.5.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
What to do
Advisories and patches
No patch, vendor advisory or mitigation is listed in the CVE record. Check zip-rs's own security advisories for a fix, and compare your version with the affected versions below.
This summary is based on the CVE record as of . Check the vendor's advisory before you act: affected versions and fixes can change.
Affected products and versions
Versions by product, as listed in the CVE record (1 product)
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | < 9.0.5 |
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
Weakness
CWE-20, CWE-436
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record.
Timeline
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