CVE-2026-43616

HIGHNVD 7.17.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.1 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-05-04. NVD baseline CVSS 7.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.1
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.1Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

Detect-It-Easy prior to 3.21 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows attackers to write arbitrary files to the filesystem by crafting malicious archive entries with relative traversal sequences or absolute paths. Attackers can exploit insufficient path normalization during archive extraction to write files outside the intended extraction directory and achieve persistent code execution by overwriting user startup scripts.

CVSS v3
7.1
EG Score
7.1(medium)
EG Risk
32(Track)
EG Risk 32/100SSVC: 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
Severity71% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
6.4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 4, 2026

Last Modified

May 29, 2026

Advisory Details (7)

Auto-updated May 4, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Detect-It-Easy < 3.21 Path Traversal Arbitrary File Write | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/detect-it-easy-path-traversal-arbitrary-file-write
generic

refactor: improve path security and delegate methods · horsicq/XArchive@6a2aa84 · GitHub

https://github.com/horsicq/XArchive/commit/6a2aa84c2fd120b704f76bb5c5ee3e9b5a7a0fcc
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feat: add path traversal detection in archive extraction · horsicq/Formats@56cdf50 · GitHub

https://github.com/horsicq/Formats/commit/56cdf50ee3c72c56284e2819b23e98332842d259
generic

GitHub - horsicq/Detect-It-Easy: Program for determining types of files for Windows, Linux and MacOS. · GitHub

https://github.com/horsicq/Detect-It-Easy
generic

Release 3.21 · horsicq/DIE-engine · GitHub

https://github.com/horsicq/DIE-engine/releases/tag/3.21
generic

chore: update Formats - add path traversal detection in extraction · horsicq/DIE-engine@cbbe168 · GitHub

https://github.com/horsicq/DIE-engine/commit/cbbe1688e58ffd430d284bf65f336973f083db69
generic

chore: update XArchive - improve path security and delegate methods · horsicq/DIE-engine@7fd300b · GitHub

https://github.com/horsicq/DIE-engine/commit/7fd300b926daf19707b2a36f0abe8b60a51308ee

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 33× 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.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-43616?
CVE-2026-43616 is a high vulnerability published on May 4, 2026. Detect-It-Easy prior to 3.21 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows attackers to write arbitrary files to the filesystem by crafting malicious archive entries with relative traversal sequences or absolute paths. Attackers can exploit insufficient path normalization during archive…
When was CVE-2026-43616 disclosed?
CVE-2026-43616 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 4, 2026, with the most recent update on May 29, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-43616 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-43616 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 6.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-43616?
CVE-2026-43616 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-43616?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-43616, 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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