CVE-2026-92000 adm-zip 0.5.14 through 0.6.0 Denial of Service via Zero Declared Uncompressed Size
Attackers can cause denial of service in applications using adm-zip by submitting malicious ZIP archives that trigger memory exhaustion.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-92000?
CVE-2026-92000 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in cthackers adm-zip, published on 15 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
adm-zip versions 0.5.14 through 0.6.0 fail to apply zlib decompression output limits when ZIP entries declare zero uncompressed size. Attackers can craft malicious ZIP archives with highly compressible entries declaring zero size to exhaust memory and cause denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-409
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-92000?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including adm-zip.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
adm-zip npm | All versions | 0.6.1 |
adm-zip npm | All versions | 0.6.1 |
How do I fix CVE-2026-92000?
Upgrade adm-zip to 0.6.1 or later.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2026-92000 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-92000 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as CLEANSTART-2026-LH18795, CLSA-2026-1790718594, ECHO-7670-6e90-963d, GHSA-ffxc-vw9f-x2cp, GHSA-rcw4-f5rp-g42v, MINI-34hf-xvr3-qjch and 14 more.