CVE-2023-39138
Path traversal in ZIPFoundation
An issue in ZIPFoundation v0.9.16 allows attackers to execute a path traversal via extracting a crafted zip file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue in ZIPFoundation v0.9.16 allows attackers to execute a path traversal via extracting a crafted zip file.
- Record
CVE-2023-39138- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue in ZIPFoundation v0.9.16 allows attackers to execute a path traversal via extracting a crafted zip file.
- Record
CVE-2023-39138- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-2266 No score
An issue in ZIPFoundation v0.9.16 allows attackers to execute a path traversal via extracting a crafted zip file.
- Record
EUVD-2023-2266- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c2cc-3569-6jh2
Path traversal in ZIPFoundation
An issue in ZIPFoundation v0.9.16 allows attackers to execute a path traversal via extracting a crafted zip file.
- Record
GHSA-c2cc-3569-6jh2- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-c2cc-3569-6jh2
Path traversal in ZIPFoundation
An issue in ZIPFoundation v0.9.16 allows attackers to execute a path traversal via extracting a crafted zip file.
- Record
GHSA-c2cc-3569-6jh2- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
An issue in ZIPFoundation v0.9.16 allows attackers to execute a path traversal via extracting a crafted zip file.
- Record
CVE-2023-39138- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/weichsel/ZIPFoundationSwiftURL |
through 0.9.17 | 0.9.18 |
github.com/weichsel/ZIPFoundationSwiftURL |
before 0.9.18 | 0.9.18 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-39138 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Peakstep Zipfoundation, published August 30, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 35th percentile. Fixed in github.com/weichsel/ZIPFoundation 0.9.18.
References
github.com/weichsel/ZIPFoundation/issues/282
blog.ostorlab.co/zip-packages-exploitation.html
ostorlab.co/vulndb/advisory/OVE-2023-4
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39138