CVE-2026-16767: Ne-Lexa php-zip ZIP ZipFile.php extractTo path traversal

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-07-23 · updated 2026-10-24
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

A vulnerability was detected in Ne-Lexa php-zip up to 4.0.2. This affects the function ZipFile::extractTo of the file src/ZipFile.php of the component ZIP Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument entryName results in path traversal. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Affected products

Ne-Lexa php-zip: 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2

References

https://github.com/Ne-Lexa/php-zip/
https://github.com/Ne-Lexa/php-zip/issues/100
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-16767
https://vuldb.com/submit/862203
https://vuldb.com/vuln/382660
https://vuldb.com/vuln/382660/cti

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