VDB-426199 · CVE-2026-116137 · EUVD-2026-109389

cthackers adm-zip up to 0.6.1 readEntries integrity check

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in cthackers adm-zip up to 0.6.1. This issue affects the function readEntries. This manipulation causes integrity check. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-116137. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in cthackers adm-zip up to 0.6.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function readEntries. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integrity check vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-354. The product does not validate or incorrectly validates the integrity check values or "checksums" of a message. This may prevent it from detecting if the data has been modified or corrupted in transmission. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

adm-zip through 0.6.1 contains a duplicate-entry validation bypass that allows attackers to evade the readEntries() check by using canonically equivalent entry names like './hello.txt' and 'hello.txt'. Attackers can craft ZIP archives where getEntry() or readAsText() validates benign content while extractAllTo() writes malicious content to the same path, bypassing integrity checks.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-116137 since 10/25/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/25/2026).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-109389). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

cthackers

Name

adm-zip

Version

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 3.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Integrity check
CWE: CWE-354 / CWE-345
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/25/2026 Advisory disclosed
10/25/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
10/25/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/25/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-116137 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-116137
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-426199
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/25/2026 13:15
Updated: 10/25/2026 14:59
Changes: 10/25/2026 13:15 (74), 10/25/2026 14:59 (2)
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