Path traversal in archiver
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.
Summary
All versions of archiver allow attacker to perform a Zip Slip attack via the "unarchive" functions. It is exploited using a specially crafted zip archive, that holds path traversal filenames. When exploited, a filename in a malicious archive is concatenated to the target extraction directory, which results in the final path ending up outside of the target folder. For instance, a zip may hold a file with a "../../file.exe" location and thus break out of the target folder. If an executable or a configuration file is overwritten with a file containing malicious code, the problem can turn into an arbitrary code execution issue quite easily.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | archiver | All versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | github.com/mholt/archiver (Go) | 3.0.0 to before 3.3.2 | 3.3.2 | Patch available | GHSA-h74j-692g-48mq |
- archiver Vendor— Affected All versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- github.com/mholt/archiver (Go) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.3.2 Fixed in 3.3.2 Patch available GHSA-h74j-692g-48mq
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:archiver_project:archiver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.0 to before 3.3.2 | Vulnerable | Archiver Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:archiver_project:archiver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 to before 3.3.2 Vulnerable ·Archiver Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-h74j-692g-48mq github.com/mholt/archiver (Go) Fixed in 3.3.2 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| OpenShift Service Mesh 2.0 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 3 | Affected | No fix yet |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-10743
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h74j-692g-48mq
References
More Archiver Project Archiver vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-16139 Path traversal in Go standard library archiver CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2019-10743 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-10743 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h74j-692g-48mq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-10743 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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