CVE-2026-114103

6.9 MEDIUM 0.4% exploit odds Fix listed Denial of service

What it is

adm-zip 0.6.0 contains a decompression bomb protection bypass that allows attackers to evade the maxOutputLength guard by targeting the asynchronous getDataAsync() path in methods/inflater.js. Attackers can craft ZIP entries with falsified small declared sizes and high-ratio DEFLATE payloads to exhaust memory in applications reading entries asynchronously.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2026-10-20 21:47 UTC ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
2026-10-21 01:17 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-10-27 22:17 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 0.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 6.9 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2026-10-21 01:17 UTC
Last modified: 2026-10-27 22:17 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-400 · Uncontrolled resource consumption
Record status: Deferred

Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 6.9

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Attack requirements: None
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: Low

Raw vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record