Path Traversal (Zip-Slip) in unarchive module
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
The unarchive internal module's archive extraction commands perform no code-level validation on extracted file paths, relying entirely on the behavior of external tools (e.g. GNU tar) which varies by platform. While CVE-2025-10284 addressed git-specific RCE vectors, the underlying archive extraction path traversal was never fixed. On systems with GNU tar < 1.34 (Ubuntu 20.04, Debian Buster, CentOS 7, many Docker base images), a malicious archive can write files outside the intended extraction directory.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Lantern Security | BBOT | 2.3.1 – <=2.8.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | bbot (PyPI) | 2.3.1 to before 2.8.5 | 2.8.5 | Patch available | GHSA-3vgw-585j-4m45 |
- BBOT VendorBlack Lantern Security Affected 2.3.1 – <=2.8.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- bbot (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2.3.1 to before 2.8.5 Fixed in 2.8.5 Patch available GHSA-3vgw-585j-4m45
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-3vgw-585j-4m45 bbot (PyPI) Fixed in 2.8.5 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-12565
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3vgw-585j-4m45
References
More Black Lantern Security vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-10779 Arbitrary File Write in postman_download module CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-12602 Path traversal in github_workflows allows writing artifacts outside output directory CVSS 3.1LOW 3.1
- TI-2026-12601 Symlink guard bypass in unarchive module allows planting symlinks during extraction CVSS 3.1LOW 3.1
- TI-2026-10777 SSRF via unvalidated WWW-Authenticate realm in docker_pull module CVSS 3.1LOW 3.1
- TI-2026-10778 Symlink-following arbitrary write via github_workflows module CVSS 3.1LOW 2.2
Sources
- CVE-2026-12565 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-12565 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3vgw-585j-4m45 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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