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CVE-2022-36943

HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: January 3, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:54 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsZiparchiveSSZipArchive

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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
SSVC
PoC

Description

SSZipArchive versions 2.5.3 and older contain an arbitrary file write vulnerability due to lack of sanitization on paths which are symlinks. SSZipArchive will overwrite files on the filesystem when opening a malicious ZIP containing a symlink as the first item.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

ExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/metaredteam/external-disclosures/security/advisories/GHSA-vgvw-6xcf-qqfc

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.1HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22CWE-59

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