CVE-2024-53992: unzip-bot Allows Remote Code Execution (RCE) via archive extraction, password prompt, or video upload

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v4.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-12-02 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-78

Description

unzip-bot is a Telegram bot to extract various types of archives. Users could exploit unsanitized inputs to inject malicious commands that are executed through subprocess.Popen with shell=True. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability using a crafted archive name, password, or video name. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.0.3a.

Affected products

Emd115 Unzip Bot: before 7.0.3a — fixed in 7.0.3a

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Emd115 Unzip Bot 7.0.3a. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/EDM115/unzip-bot/commit/5213b693eabb562842cdbf21c1074e91bfa00274
https://github.com/EDM115/unzip-bot/security/advisories/GHSA-34cg-7f8c-fm5h

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