Description
A flaw has been found in peerigon unzip-crx and unzip-crx-3 up to 0.2.0. This affects the function unzip of the file dist/index.js of the component Archive Extraction. Executing a manipulation of the argument destination can lead to path traversal. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been published and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| peerigon | unzip-crx | 0.1, 0.2.0 | — |
| peerigon | unzip-crx-3 | 0.1, 0.2.0 | — |
References
- VDB-394865 | peerigon unzip-crx/unzip-crx-3 Archive Extraction index.js unzip path traversal vdb-entry technical-description
- VDB-394865 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature permissions-required
- CVE-2026-78638 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #886400 | peerigon / unzip-crx-3 (open source, unmaintained) unzip-crx-3 (npm) CRX/ZIP extraction library <=0.2.0 Path Traversal third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/peerigon/unzip-crx/issues/19 exploit issue-tracking
- https://github.com/peerigon/unzip-crx/ product