Relative path traversal in zip:unzip/zip:extract via check_dir_level depth-counter bypass
## Summary Relative Path Traversal vulnerability in Erlang OTP (stdlib zip module) allows writing files outside the intended extraction directory via a crafted zip archive. `zip:unzip/1,2` and `zip:extract/1,2` validate entry paths using `zip:check_dir_level/2`, which tracks directory depth as a running integer counter: `..` decrements it, normal path components increment it. The caller rejects only paths where the final counter value is less than zero. A path such as `../x/y` causes the counter to go negative mid-traversal then recover to zero, passing validation while resolving to a location outside the extraction directory when joined with the current working directory via `add_cwd`. This vulnerability is associated with program file `lib/stdlib/src/zip.erl`. This issue affects OTP from OTP 27.1 before OTP 27.3.4.15, OTP 28.5.0.4, and OTP 29.0.4, corresponding to stdlib from 6.1 before 6.2.2.4, 7.3.0.1, and 8.0.3.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-47078US | — | — | ||
Relative Path Traversal vulnerability in Erlang OTP (stdlib zip module) allows writing files outside the intended extraction directory via a crafted zip archive.
zip:unzip/1,2 and… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-47078.htmlWEB
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/8a933c9c7835b06776d31d17b79b7336627d887aFIX
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/8d537f51a4262d24f3395c4148323eaca9facbbdWEB
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/security/advisories/GHSA-rf72-wp7h-jg3xADVISORY
- https://www.erlang.org/doc/system/versions.html#order-of-versionsWEB
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