CVE-2023-5938

Path traversal via 'zip slip' in Arc before v1.6.0

HIGH
8
CVSS Score
Published: May 15, 2024 at 04:08 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:49 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorArc

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Severity
HIGH8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Multiple functions use archives without properly validating the filenames therein, rendering the application vulnerable to path traversal via 'zip slip' attacks. An administrator able to provide tampered archives to be processed by the affected versions of Arc may be able to have arbitrary files extracted to arbitrary filesystem locations. Leveraging this issue, an attacker may be able to overwrite arbitrary files on the target filesystem and cause critical impacts on the system (e.g., arbitrary command execution on the victim’s machine).

Affected

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

v < 1.6.0
Affected range stops below 1.6.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

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.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

8HIGHNozomi
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-22

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