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CVE-2026-92000
Published:September 15, 2026
Updated:September 22, 2026
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.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/cthackers/adm-zip.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v0.5.14 <v0.6.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v0.6.1
adm-zip (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=0.5.14 <0.6.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 0.6.1
Related Resources (7)
https://github.com/cthackers/adm-zip/security/advisories/GHSA-rcw4-f5rp-g42v
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/8bc411184de1b5ca28138c53074fb61119994dde
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/adm-zip-0.5.14-through-0.6.0-denial-of-service-via-zero-declared-uncompressed-size
https://github.com/cthackers/adm-zip/commit/491600683dacb6cb9fe0718a0eeb9cb5eb49afa6
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92000
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)
CWE-409
EPSS
Base Score:
0.39