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RUSTSEC-2026-0503 json

eazip: symlink-target validation checks the wrong argument, allowing extraction path escapes on Windows

published 4d ago modified 2h ago

cvss
8.6
version 3.1, OSV
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
—
no score, EPSS covers CVEs only
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

When extracting archives, `eazip` validates symlink entries before writing them. The validation function `validate_symlink()` (`src/utils/mod.rs`) scans for backslash and NUL bytes, but passes the symlink's *name* where the symlink's *target* was intended:

```rust memchr2(b'\\', b'\0', name.as_bytes()) // should be target.as_bytes() ```

As a result, symlink *targets* containing backslash or NUL bytes pass validation. On Windows, backslash is a path separator, so targets such as `..\..\..\Windows\system32\evil.exe` also defeat the remaining depth check, which splits on `/` only. A crafted archive can therefore create symlinks that resolve outside the extraction directory — including UNC targets such as `\\host\share\...` — redirecting writes to arbitrary filesystem locations chosen by the attacker.

Applications that extract untrusted archives with `eazip` on Windows targets are affected; on Unix targets backslash is not a separator, which limits exposure there.

The vulnerability was introduced in version 0.2.5 and fixed in 0.2.7 ([a1phyr/eazip@0e4caa13](https://github.com/a1phyr/eazip/commit/0e4caa13d59f5ba15aaac332f5534260c3b8fc43)), which rejects backslash and NUL bytes in the symlink target. It was privately reported to the maintainer on 2026-11-06 and credited in the 0.2.7 release notes.

Patch / fix

  • crates.io eazip 0.2.7

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CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
OSV 3.1 8.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
crates.io eazip
>=0.2.5, <0.2.7
0.2.7

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