Answer in brief
CVE-2026-85396 records a High severity (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in rubyzip before 3.4.0 Path Traversal in Zip::Entry#extract via Sibling-Directory Prefix. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps rubyzip/rubyzip (generic), rubyzip (rubygems), rubyzip (rubygems). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps rubyzip/rubyzip (generic), rubyzip (rubygems), rubyzip (rubygems). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| rubyzip/rubyzipgeneric | >=0 <3.4.0 | 3.4.0 |
| rubyziprubygems | <3.4.0 | 3.4.0 |
| rubyziprubygems | >=0 <3.4.0 | 3.4.0 |
Published upstream
Sep 3, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 25, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 3, 2026
rubyzip versions before 3.4.0 contain a path traversal vulnerability in Zip::Entry#extract that fails to properly validate extraction paths using prefix comparison without trailing separators. Attackers can craft archive entries with names like ../upload_backup/owned.sh to write files outside the intended extraction directory into sibling paths sharing the destination prefix.
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