CVE-2018-1002204
adm-zip npm library before 0.4.9 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.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.5%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
adm-zip npm library before 0.4.9 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'.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 13.45% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- adm-zip project/adm-zip
- Source
- report@snyk.io
EPSS moved from 13.6% on 20 September 2026 to 13.5% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107001Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/cthackers/adm-zip/commit/62f64004fefb894c523a7143e8a88ebe6c84df25Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/cthackers/adm-zip/pull/212Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/snyk/zip-slip-vulnerabilityExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://snyk.io/research/zip-slip-vulnerabilityExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:adm-zip:20180415Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107001Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/cthackers/adm-zip/commit/62f64004fefb894c523a7143e8a88ebe6c84df25Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/cthackers/adm-zip/pull/212Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/snyk/zip-slip-vulnerabilityExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://snyk.io/research/zip-slip-vulnerabilityExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:adm-zip:20180415Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.