An interface that accepts file uploads from authenticated users extracts the contents of uploaded archives without validating that extracted file paths remain within the intended destination directory. This allows an authenticated attacker to craft an archive whose entries traverse outside the destination directory, causing the extraction process to write files to arbitrary locations with the privileges of that process. This could allow an attacker to inject fabricated records into the system's stored data or tamper with application configuration.

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Solution

The latest version of Malcolm (September 2026 or later) fixes these vulnerabilities. Affected users are encouraged to update their instance of Malcolm to the latest version.


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History

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Authenticated Archive Extraction Vulnerability Allows Arbitrary File Writes

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +0000

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Description An interface that accepts file uploads from authenticated users extracts the contents of uploaded archives without validating that extracted file paths remain within the intended destination directory. This allows an authenticated attacker to craft an archive whose entries traverse outside the destination directory, causing the extraction process to write files to arbitrary locations with the privileges of that process. This could allow an attacker to inject fabricated records into the system's stored data or tamper with application configuration.
Weaknesses CWE-22
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Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: icscert

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-11T21:48:01.174Z

Reserved: 2026-09-11T21:00:07.497Z

Link: CVE-2026-90445

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-11T22:16:46.510

Modified: 2026-09-11T22:16:46.510

Link: CVE-2026-90445

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-12T08:45:11Z

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