CVE-2026-47078

Relative path traversal in zip:unzip/zip:extract via check_dir_level depth-counter bypass

State
Published
Severity
4.8 Medium
Published
Jul 27, 2026
Updated
Sep 24, 2026
Reserved
May 18, 2026

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Description

Relative Path Traversal vulnerability in Erlang OTP (stdlib zip module) allows writing files outside the intended extraction directory via a crafted zip archive.

zip:unzip/1,2 and zip:extract/1,2 validate entry paths using zip:check_dir_level/2, which tracks directory depth as a running integer counter: .. decrements it, normal path components increment it. The caller rejects only paths where the final counter value is less than zero. A path such as ../x/y causes the counter to go negative mid-traversal then recover to zero, passing validation while resolving to a location outside the extraction directory when joined with the current working directory via add_cwd.

This vulnerability is associated with program file lib/stdlib/src/zip.erl.

This issue affects OTP from OTP 27.1 before OTP 27.3.4.15, OTP 28.5.0.4, and OTP 29.0.4, corresponding to stdlib from 6.1 before 6.2.2.4, 7.3.0.1, and 8.0.3.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
4.04.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:L/SA:LEEF

Weaknesses

  • CWE-23 Relative Path Traversal

Affected Products

ProductVersions
OTPErlang
  • 27.1 and laterAffectedfrom 27.3.4.15Not affectedfrom 28.5.0.4Not affectedfrom 29.0.4Not affected
OTPErlang
  • 6.1 and laterAffectedfrom 6.2.2.4Not affectedfrom 7.3.0.1Not affectedfrom 8.0.3Not affected
OTPErlang
  • 8d537f51a4262d24f3395c4148323eaca9facbbd to before 8a933c9c7835b06776d31d17b79b7336627d887aAffected

References

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