Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 25, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-1002206
CVE-2018-1002206
Description
SharpCompress before 0.21.0 is vulnerable to directory traversal, allowing attackers to write to arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash) in a Zip archive entry that is mishandled during extraction. This vulnerability is also known as 'Zip-Slip'.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
SharpCompressNuGet | < 0.21.0 | 0.21.0 |
Affected products
3- SharpCompress/SharpCompressv5Range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/commit/42b1205fb435de523e6ef8ac5b7bafbe712997f6nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/pull/374nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- snyk.io/research/zip-slip-vulnerabilitynvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-DOTNET-SHARPCOMPRESS-60246nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-fxh6-w476-hgr4ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1002206ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/adamhathcock/sharpcompress/commit/80ceb1c375fdb1b4ffba16528c99089e804ce61fghsaWEB
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