Fossify File Manager up to 1.6.2 ZIP Extraction startsWith path traversal

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Fossify File Manager up to 1.6.2. The impacted element is the function startsWith of the component ZIP Extraction. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-110232. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Fossify File Manager up to 1.6.2. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function startsWith of the component ZIP Extraction. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Fossify File Manager through 1.6.2 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows crafted ZIP archives to write files outside the extraction folder by bypassing an unanchored startsWith check. Attackers can supply archive entries like ../<name>_x/file to create or overwrite files in sibling folders when a user extracts the archive.

The advisory is shared at hackmd.io. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-110232 since 10/13/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/13/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Fossify

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• File Manager

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• 1.6.0
• 1.6.1
• 1.6.2

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