CVE-2026-107709
Bower decompress-zip has a path traversal vulnerability
A path traversal vulnerability exists in Bower decompress-zip through version 0.3.3. The vulnerability located in lib/decompress-zip.js improperly validates archive entry paths during ZIP extraction. A crafted ZIP archive containing entries that resolve to prefix-sibling directories can cause files to be written outside the intended extraction directory. Successful exploitation may allow arbitrary file overwrite, application compromise, or remote code execution depending on the target environment and writable sibling paths.
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
CVE List Score used
Bower decompress-zip has a path traversal vulnerability
A path traversal vulnerability exists in Bower decompress-zip through version 0.3.3. The vulnerability located in lib/decompress-zip.js improperly validates archive entry paths during ZIP extraction. A crafted ZIP archive containing entries that resolve to prefix-sibling directories can cause files to be written outside the intended extraction directory. Successful exploitation may allow arbitrary file overwrite, application compromise, or remote code execution depending on the target environment and writable sibling paths.
- Record
CVE-2026-107709- 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
EUVDEUVD-2026-95103
A path traversal vulnerability exists in Bower decompress-zip through version 0.3.3. The vulnerability located in lib/decompress-zip.js improperly validates archive entry paths during ZIP extraction. A crafted ZIP archive containing entries that resolve to prefix-sibling directories can cause files to be written outside the intended extraction directory. Successful exploitation may allow arbitrary file overwrite, application compromise, or remote code execution depending on the target environment and writable sibling paths.
- Record
EUVD-2026-95103- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-28q5-x45v-4c4c
A path traversal vulnerability exists in Bower decompress-zip through version 0.3.3. The...
A path traversal vulnerability exists in Bower decompress-zip through version 0.3.3. The vulnerability located in lib/decompress-zip.js improperly validates archive entry paths during ZIP extraction. A crafted ZIP archive containing entries that resolve to prefix-sibling directories can cause files to be written outside the intended extraction directory. Successful exploitation may allow arbitrary file overwrite, application compromise, or remote code execution depending on the target environment and writable sibling paths.
- Record
GHSA-28q5-x45v-4c4c- 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
NVD
A path traversal vulnerability exists in Bower decompress-zip through version 0.3.3. The vulnerability located in lib/decompress-zip.js improperly validates archive entry paths during ZIP extraction. A crafted ZIP archive containing entries that resolve to prefix-sibling directories can cause files to be written outside the intended extraction directory. Successful exploitation may allow arbitrary file overwrite, application compromise, or remote code execution depending on the target environment and writable sibling paths.
- Record
CVE-2026-107709- 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
Bower decompress-zip has a path traversal vulnerability
A path traversal vulnerability exists in Bower decompress-zip through version 0.3.3. The vulnerability located in lib/decompress-zip.js improperly validates archive entry paths during ZIP extraction. A crafted ZIP archive containing entries that resolve to prefix-sibling directories can cause files to be written outside the intended extraction directory. Successful exploitation may allow arbitrary file overwrite, application compromise, or remote code execution depending on the target environment and writable sibling paths.
- Record
CVE-2026-107709- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1792115181 No score
TuxCare security update for bower (1 CVE)
TuxCare rebuilt bower to address 1 CVE. Fixed in 1.8.14-tuxcare.2.
- Record
CLSA-2026-1792115181- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
bowerTuxCare:npm |
1.8.14-tuxcare.0 up to 1.8.14-tuxcare.2, plus listed versions 1.8.141.8.14-tuxcare.1 |
1.8.14-tuxcare.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-107709 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Bower Decompress-zip Decompress-zip, published October 8, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.23%, the 13th percentile. Fixed in bower 1.8.14-tuxcare.2.