CVE-2026-80427

bestzip before 2.2.6 and 3.0.x before 3.0.2 Argument Injection via Missing Option Delimiter

HIGH
8.4
CVSS Score
Published: August 26, 2026 at 03:44 PM UTC
Updated: September 24, 2026 at 08:57 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsBestzipBestzip

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Severity
HIGH8.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
PoC

Description

bestzip builds the argument list for the system zip utility without separating options from operands. The destination archive path and the caller-supplied source paths are passed to the child process with no -- delimiter between them, so any source entry beginning with a hyphen is interpreted by zip as an option rather than a file name. zip accepts -T to test the finished archive and -TT to name the command used to perform that test, so a source list containing those two entries and a command string causes zip to run that command through a shell once the archive has been written. An application that passes a file name or path it received from an untrusted source into the bestzip API therefore executes a command of the supplier's choosing. Versions 2.2.6 and 3.0.2 add the delimiter.

Affected

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

v < 2.2.63.0.0 ≤ v < 3.0.2
Affected range stops below 2.2.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 2.2.63.0.0 ≤ v < 3.0.23.0.0
Affected range stops below 2.2.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

8.4HIGHVulnCheck
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-88

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