CVE-2026-92000

adm-zip versions 0.5.14 through 0.6.0 fail to apply zlib decompression output limits when ZIP entries declare zero uncompressed size. Attackers can craft malicious ZIP archives with highly compressible entries declaring zero size to exhaust memory and cause denial of service.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/cthackers/adm-zip
https://github.com/cthackers/adm-zip/blob/v0.6.0/methods/inflater.js
https://github.com/cthackers/adm-zip/commit/491600683dacb6cb9fe0718a0eeb9cb5eb49afa6
https://github.com/cthackers/adm-zip/commit/8bc411184de1b5ca28138c53074fb61119994dde
https://github.com/cthackers/adm-zip/security/advisories/GHSA-rcw4-f5rp-g42v
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/adm-zip-0.5.14-through-0.6.0-denial-of-service-via-zero-declared-uncompressed-size

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-09-15 21:16

Updated : 2026-09-15 21:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-92000

Mitre link : CVE-2026-92000

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-92000

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-409

Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)

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