CVE-2023-5938

HighCVSS 8.0/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Multiple functions use archives without properly validating the filenames therein, rendering the application vulnerable to path traversal via 'zip slip' attacks.

An administrator able to provide tampered archives to be processed by the affected versions of Arc may be able to have arbitrary files extracted to arbitrary filesystem locations. Leveraging this issue, an attacker may be able to overwrite arbitrary files on the target filesystem and cause critical impacts on the system (e.g., arbitrary command execution on the victim’s machine).

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.0/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
May 15, 2024
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Deferred

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CVE-2023-5938: High severity, CVSS 8.0 | Vulnix