RUSTSEC-2026-0427
`sn-releases`: `extract_release_archive` writes archive entries without a path-traversal check (zip-slip)
SafeReleaseRepoActions::extract_release_archive builds each output path from the raw archive entry name and writes to it with no traversal check, so a malicious release archive can create directories and write files outside the destination directory, a "zip-slip" / path traversal (CWE-22 / CWE-23).
In src/lib.rs (extract_release_archive, zip branch):
let mut file = archive.by_index(i)?;
let out_path = dest_dir_path.join(file.name()); // file.name() is the raw entry name
if file.name().ends_with('/') {
std::fs::create_dir_all(&out_path)?; // no `..` check
} else {
let mut outfile = std::fs::File::create(&out_path)?; // writes outside dest
std::io::copy(&mut file, &mut outfile)?;
}
The crate is unmaintained (latest release 0.3.1, 2024-10-22) and no fixed version is available.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
What each source reports
OSV Score used
8.8
`sn-releases`: `extract_release_archive` writes archive entries without a path-traversal check (zip-slip)
SafeReleaseRepoActions::extract_release_archive builds each output path from the raw archive entry name and writes to it with no traversal check, so a malicious release archive can create directories and write files outside the destination directory, a "zip-slip" / path traversal (CWE-22 / CWE-23).
In src/lib.rs (extract_release_archive, zip branch):
let mut file = archive.by_index(i)?;
let out_path = dest_dir_path.join(file.name()); // file.name() is the raw entry name
if file.name().ends_with('/') {
std::fs::create_dir_all(&out_path)?; // no `..` check
} else {
let mut outfile = std::fs::File::create(&out_path)?; // writes outside dest
std::io::copy(&mut file, &mut outfile)?;
}
The crate is unmaintained (latest release 0.3.1, 2024-10-22) and no fixed version is available.
- Record
RUSTSEC-2026-0427- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
sn-releasescrates.io |
0.0.0-0 and later | None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
RUSTSEC-2026-0427 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in sn-releases, published October 29, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. No source names a fixed version.