CVE-2026-17514

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.35.3
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2026-07-27. a secondary CVSS source baseline 5.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
5.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.3Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A vulnerability was determined in ZJONSSON node-unzipper up to 0.12.3. Affected by this vulnerability is the function Extract of the file lib/extract.js. This manipulation causes path traversal. The attack requires local access. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

CVSS v3
5.3
EG Score
5.3(medium)
EG Risk
28(Track)
EG Risk 28/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity53% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 27, 2026

Last Modified

July 27, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jul 27, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

node-unzipper 0.12.3 Prefix Boundary Zip Slip Arbitrary File Write · Issue #357 · ZJONSSON/node-unzipper · GitHub

https://github.com/ZJONSSON/node-unzipper/issues/357
generic

GitHub - ZJONSSON/node-unzipper: node.js cross-platform unzip using streams · GitHub

https://github.com/ZJONSSON/node-unzipper/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-17514(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 17× in last 7d / 82× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-29 23:54 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-29 23:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-27 09:44 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-27 09:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-26 14:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-26 10:52 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-26 10:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-25 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-25 12:08 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-25 12:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-24 13:26 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-24 13:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-23 14:45 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-23 14:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-08-22 16:03 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-22 16:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-21 17:21 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-21 17:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-20 18:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-19 19:59 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-19 19:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-18 18:58 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-18 18:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-17 20:16 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-17 20:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-16 19:35 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-16 19:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-15 20:54 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-15 20:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-14 22:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-13 23:32 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-13 23:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-13 00:49 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-13 00:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-12 02:08 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-08-12 02:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-08-11 03:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-10 04:46 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-08-10 04:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-08-09 06:05 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-08-09 06:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-08-08 07:23 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-08-08 07:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-08-07 08:42 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-08-07 08:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-08-06 10:01 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-08-06 10:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  42. 2026-08-05 11:20 UTCEG score recompute
  43. 2026-08-05 11:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-08-04 15:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-08-04 12:38 UTCEG score recompute
  46. 2026-08-04 12:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-08-04 10:38 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-08-03 11:47 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-08-03 11:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-08-03 10:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-08-02 13:03 UTCEG score recompute
  52. 2026-08-02 13:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-08-02 02:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  54. 2026-08-01 14:22 UTCEG score recompute
  55. 2026-08-01 14:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-08-01 04:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  57. 2026-07-31 15:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-07-30 16:58 UTCEG score recompute
  59. 2026-07-30 16:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-07-30 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  61. 2026-07-29 18:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-07-28 19:27 UTCEG score recompute
  63. 2026-07-28 19:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-07-27 20:40 UTCEG score recompute
  65. 2026-07-27 20:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-07-27 14:59 UTCEG score recompute
  67. 2026-07-27 14:18 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 1.9
  68. 2026-07-27 13:37 UTCEG score recompute
  69. 2026-07-27 13:35 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-17514?
CVE-2026-17514 is a medium vulnerability published on July 27, 2026. A vulnerability was determined in ZJONSSON node-unzipper up to 0.12.3. Affected by this vulnerability is the function Extract of the file lib/extract.js. This manipulation causes path traversal. The attack requires local access. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The…
When was CVE-2026-17514 disclosed?
CVE-2026-17514 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 27, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-17514 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-17514 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 96.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-17514?
CVE-2026-17514 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-17514?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-17514, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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