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CVE-2026-28518: OpenViking .ovpack Import ZIP Slip Path Traversal

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-03-03 · updated 2026-10-08
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

OpenViking versions 0.2.1 and prior, fixed in commit 46b3e76, contain a path traversal vulnerability in the .ovpack import handling that allows attackers to write files outside the intended import directory. Attackers can craft malicious ZIP archives with traversal sequences, absolute paths, or drive prefixes in member names to overwrite or create arbitrary files with the importing process privileges.

Affected products

• Volcengine OpenViking: before 0.2.1 — fixed in 0.2.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Volcengine OpenViking 0.2.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/volcengine/OpenViking/commit/46b3e76e28b9b3eee73693720c9ec48820228b72
• https://github.com/volcengine/OpenViking/issues/342
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openviking-ovpack-import-zip-slip-path-traversal
• https://github.com/volcengine/OpenViking/issues/342

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