VDB-423958 · CVE-2026-114102 · GCVE-0-2026-114102

cthackers adm-zip up to 0.6.0 ZIP File methods/inflater.js inflateAsync denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in cthackers adm-zip up to 0.6.0. The impacted element is the function inflateAsync of the file methods/inflater.js of the component ZIP File Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-114102. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in cthackers adm-zip up to 0.6.0 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function inflateAsync of the file methods/inflater.js of the component ZIP File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

adm-zip before 0.6.1 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to crash the Node.js process via a malformed ZIP file, because inflateAsync in methods/inflater.js lacks a zlib stream error listener. Attackers can supply a ZIP with corrupted DEFLATE data processed by readFileAsync, readAsTextAsync, extractAllToAsync, or getDataAsync, triggering an uncatchable exception that terminates all in-flight requests.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-114102 since 10/20/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 0.6.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

cthackers

Name

adm-zip

Version

Website

Product: https://github.com/cthackers/adm-zip/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: adm-zip 0.6.1

Timelineinfo

10/20/2026 CVE reserved
10/21/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed
10/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-114102 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-114102
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-423958

Entryinfo

Created: 10/21/2026 04:49
Changes: 10/21/2026 04:49 (78)
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Cache ID: 216::103