CVE-2026-92000

adm-zip 0.5.14 through 0.6.0 Denial of Service via Zero Declared Uncompressed Size

Published Sep 15, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
adm-zip versions 0.5.14 through 0.6.0 fail to apply zlib decompression output limits when ZIP entries declare zero uncompressed size. Attackers can craft malicious ZIP archives with highly compressible entries declaring zero size to exhaust memory and cause denial of service.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cthackers
Cthackers adm-zip
Vendors & Products Cthackers
Cthackers adm-zip
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Description adm-zip versions 0.5.14 through 0.6.0 fail to apply zlib decompression output limits when ZIP entries declare zero uncompressed size. Attackers can craft malicious ZIP archives with highly compressible entries declaring zero size to exhaust memory and cause denial of service.
Title adm-zip 0.5.14 through 0.6.0 Denial of Service via Zero Declared Uncompressed Size
First Time appeared Adm-zip Project
Adm-zip Project adm-zip
Weaknesses CWE-409
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:adm-zip_project:adm-zip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Adm-zip Project
Adm-zip Project adm-zip
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Sep 24, 2026, 2:22 PM
Reserved
Sep 15, 2026, 11:12 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Sep 15, 2026, 9:16 PM
Modified
Sep 24, 2026, 9:08 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Sep 15, 2026, 8:56 PM