{"id":"RUSTSEC-2026-0297","aliases":[],"status":"published","title":"`unzip`: archive extraction is vulnerable to path traversal (zip-slip)","description":"### Summary\n\n`Unzipper::unzip` extracts each archive entry to a path built from the entry's\n**raw, attacker-controlled name** without any traversal check. A ZIP archive whose\nentry names contain `../` components (or an absolute path) can therefore cause\nfiles to be written **outside** the destination directory chosen by the caller —\na \"zip-slip\" / directory-traversal arbitrary file write (CWE-22 / CWE-23 /\nCWE-36).\n\n### Affected versions\n\nAll published versions are affected. `unzip` has only ever released `0.1.0`\n(published 2017-12-23) and appears unmaintained, so **no fixed version is\navailable**.\n\n### Proof of concept\n\nA malicious archive with a single entry named `../ESCAPED.txt` extracted via\n`Unzipper::unzip` writes `ESCAPED.txt` one level above the destination directory.","facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"published":"2026-09-09T12:00:00Z","modified":"2026-09-21T15:30:02Z","affected":[{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"crates.io","package":"unzip","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0.0.0-0"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://crates.io/crates/unzip","tags":["package"]},{"url":"https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0297.html","tags":["advisory"]}],"sources":{"osv":[{"id":"RUSTSEC-2026-0297","title":"`unzip`: archive extraction is vulnerable to path traversal (zip-slip)","description":"### Summary\n\n`Unzipper::unzip` extracts each archive entry to a path built from the entry's\n**raw, attacker-controlled name** without any traversal check. A ZIP archive whose\nentry names contain `../` components (or an absolute path) can therefore cause\nfiles to be written **outside** the destination directory chosen by the caller —\na \"zip-slip\" / directory-traversal arbitrary file write (CWE-22 / CWE-23 /\nCWE-36).\n\n### Affected versions\n\nAll published versions are affected. `unzip` has only ever released `0.1.0`\n(published 2017-12-23) and appears unmaintained, so **no fixed version is\navailable**.\n\n### Proof of concept\n\nA malicious archive with a single entry named `../ESCAPED.txt` extracted via\n`Unzipper::unzip` writes `ESCAPED.txt` one level above the destination directory.","status":"published","published":"2026-09-09T12:00:00Z","modified":"2026-09-21T15:30:02.907499769Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:53:40.430679Z"}]}}