bestzip builds the argument list for the system zip utility without separating options from operands. The destination archive path and the caller-supplied source paths are passed to the child process with no -- delimiter between them, so any source entry beginning with a hyphen is interpreted by zip as an option rather than a file name. zip accepts -T to test the finished archive and -TT to name the command used to perform that test, so a source list containing those two entries and a command string causes zip to run that command through a shell once the archive has been written. An application that passes a file name or path it received from an untrusted source into the bestzip API therefore executes a command of the supplier's choosing. Versions 2.2.6 and 3.0.2 add the delimiter.
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Published : 2026-08-26 16:16
Updated : 2026-08-26 17:17
NVD link : CVE-2026-80427
Mitre link : CVE-2026-80427
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-80427
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CWE
CWE-88
Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')
