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TI-2022-17149 Aliases CVE-2022-36943

Path traversal in ZipArchive SSZipArchive

Priority HIGH 70CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

SSZipArchive versions 2.5.3 and older contain an arbitrary file write vulnerability due to lack of sanitization on paths which are symlinks. SSZipArchive will overwrite files on the filesystem when opening a malicious ZIP containing a symlink as the first item.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00956 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ZipArchiveSSZipArchiveup to 2.5.3—No fix listedCNA
  • SSZipArchive VendorZipArchive Affected up to 2.5.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ziparchive_project:ziparchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.5.3VulnerableZiparchive Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:ziparchive_project:ziparchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.5.3 Vulnerable ·Ziparchive Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-36943

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2023-20309 An unhandled edge case in the component _sanitizedPath of ZipArchive v2.5.4 allows… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5

Sources

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