CVE 8.7 HIGH

Outline: Zip Extraction Path Escape via PATH_MAX Truncation in Collection Import_CVE-2026-43888

8.7 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

Description

Outline is a service that allows for collaborative documentation. Prior to 1.7.0, ZipHelper.extract computes the extraction path for each entry by passing a full filesystem path through trimFileAndExt, a filename helper that calls path.basename on its input when truncating. When a zip entry's nested path is long enough to push the joined filesystem path over MAX_PATH_LENGTH (4096 bytes), trimFileAndExt silently drops all directory components and returns a bare filename. fs.createWriteStream then opens the file relative to the process working directory instead of inside the extraction sandbox, and the escaped file persists after import cleanup because cleanupExtractedData only removes the temporary extraction directory. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.7.0.

AI Analysis

Zip Extraction Path Escape via PATH_MAX Truncation in Collection Import

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-43888
Source GitHub_M
Published May 11, 2026 at 21:09

Affected Product

Vendor outline
Product outline
Version < 1.7.0
Affected Versions outline outline < 1.7.0

CWE Classification

AI Assessment

AI Score 8.7 / 10
AI Severity High
Vendor Outline
Product Outline
Version < 1.7.0

References

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