MantisZip Preview MainWindow.UI.cs Path.Combine path traversal (CVE-2026-96884) | HOL Guard CVE

Medium · CVSS 5.3CVE-2026-96884

MantisZip Preview MainWindow.UI.cs Path.Combine path traversal

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-96884 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in MantisZip Preview MainWindow.UI.cs Path.Combine path traversal. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps n/a/MantisZip (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 24, 2026Updated Sep 24, 2026Source checked Sep 24, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 24, 2026Material review Sep 24, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Medium · CVSS 5.3
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Not reported

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 5.3. 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.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps n/a/MantisZip (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
n/a/MantisZipgeneric	0.4.0 \|\| 0.4.1 \|\| 0.4.2 \|\| 0.4.3 \|\| 0.4.4 \|\| 0.4.5	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for n/a/MantisZip.
Review the reported fix. Monitor this advisory for an available fix and review any installs of the affected package.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 24, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 24, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 24, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

A security flaw has been discovered in MantisZip up to 0.4.5. Affected by this issue is the function Path.Combine of the file MainWindow.UI.cs of the component Preview. The manipulation results in path traversal. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.