UBUNTU-CVE-2026-115908: High severity ubuntu/rust-zip vulnerability

Published Oct 26, 2026
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Updated

zip is a zip library for Rust that supports reading and writing simple ZIP files. From 7.2.0 until 9.0.0, ZipArchive::extract and ZipArchive::extractunwrappedrootdir use safepreparepath in src/read/zipfile.rs and simplifiedcomponents in src/path.rs to validate symbolic link targets with a lexical prefix comparison rather than resolving each intermediate link. An attacker who knows or can guess the absolute extraction destination can create a chain whose apparent target remains under the destination while an intermediate symlink resolves outside it, allowing attacker-controlled files to be created or overwritten with the extracting process's privileges. On Windows, discarded drive and UNC prefixes can permit a single-link escape when the process has SeCreateSymbolicLinkPrivilege, such as through administrator rights or Developer Mode. This regression is distinct from CVE-2025-29787. This issue is fixed in version 9.0.0.

Affected Software

5 affected components
ubuntu/rust-zip*
ubuntu/rust-zip*
ubuntu/rust-zip*
ubuntu/rust-zip*
ubuntu/rust-zip*

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade zip to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 9.0.0

Event History

Oct 26, 2026
CVE Published
via OSV·05:17 PM
Data Sourced
via OSV·05:17 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

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