CVE-2026-102282

adm-zip extraction preserves SUID/SGID bits from untrusted ZIPs -> local privilege escalation

Published Oct 5, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
adm-zip is a JavaScript library for creating and extracting ZIP archives in Node.js. Prior to 0.6.1, adm-zip applies the Unix permission bits stored in a zip entry directly to the extracted file via `fs.chmodSync()` when `keepOriginalPermission=true` is passed to `extractAllTo()`/`extractEntryTo()` — and it never filters the setuid/setgid/sticky bits out of those bits. A zip crafted by an attacker can therefore produce an extracted binary with mode `04755`. When extraction runs as root (the default posture in Docker builds, CI runners, and privileged install steps — the exact environments where this flag is used), the resulting root-owned setuid file is executed later by a lesser-privileged user, turning the attacker's code into a root execution. Version 0.6.1 fixes the issue.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-j5f4-cc29-5x44 adm-zip extraction preserves SUID/SGID bits from untrusted ZIPs -> local privilege escalation
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description adm-zip is a JavaScript library for creating and extracting ZIP archives in Node.js. Prior to 0.6.1, adm-zip applies the Unix permission bits stored in a zip entry directly to the extracted file via `fs.chmodSync()` when `keepOriginalPermission=true` is passed to `extractAllTo()`/`extractEntryTo()` — and it never filters the setuid/setgid/sticky bits out of those bits. A zip crafted by an attacker can therefore produce an extracted binary with mode `04755`. When extraction runs as root (the default posture in Docker builds, CI runners, and privileged install steps — the exact environments where this flag is used), the resulting root-owned setuid file is executed later by a lesser-privileged user, turning the attacker's code into a root execution. Version 0.6.1 fixes the issue.
Title adm-zip extraction preserves SUID/SGID bits from untrusted ZIPs -> local privilege escalation
Weaknesses CWE-732
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Oct 7, 2026, 8:53 PM
Reserved
Sep 28, 2026, 8:11 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 5, 2026, 5:17 PM
Modified
Oct 7, 2026, 9:17 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Oct 5, 2026, 5:00 PM