zip is a zip library for Rust that supports reading and writing simple ZIP files. From 1.3.0 until 9.0.0, ZipArchive::extract in src/read/mod.rs calls Vec::with_capacity for a symbolic link target using the attacker-controlled ZIP64 uncompressed_size before reading entry data. A small archive can request an impossible capacity, causing the infallible allocation path to abort the process before the entry is validated. The failure cannot be contained with catch_unwind or a worker thread, allowing repeated denial of service in archive-processing applications. This issue is fixed in version 9.0.0.
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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First Time appeared Zip-rs
Zip-rs zip2
Vendors & Products Zip-rs
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Description zip is a zip library for Rust that supports reading and writing simple ZIP files. From 1.3.0 until 9.0.0, ZipArchive::extract in src/read/mod.rs calls Vec::with_capacity for a symbolic link target using the attacker-controlled ZIP64 uncompressed_size before reading entry data. A small archive can request an impossible capacity, causing the infallible allocation path to abort the process before the entry is validated. The failure cannot be contained with catch_unwind or a worker thread, allowing repeated denial of service in archive-processing applications. This issue is fixed in version 9.0.0.
Title zip: Unbounded Symlink-Target Handling Can Abort Or Exhaust Memory During Extraction
Weaknesses CWE-400
CWE-789
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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2026-10-26T16:39:00.037Z

Updated: 2026-10-26T19:48:35.352Z

Reserved: 2026-10-23T20:21:45.106Z

Link: CVE-2026-115909

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-26T19:45:57.405Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-26T17:17:18.450

Modified: 2026-10-26T20:17:51.680

Link: CVE-2026-115909

cve-icon Redhat

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