max-mapper / max-mapper/extract-zip

CVE-2026-56876 — patched release planned? (downstream consumer)

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Description

Hi maintainers,

We use extract-zip transitively (via @puppeteer/browsers → Puppeteer →
Lighthouse CI) in our CI tooling. Dependabot flags CVE-2026-56876 /
GHSA-jmr9-qjv8-65gv ("unvalidated symlink path traversal", high severity).
The advisory marks <= 2.0.1 as vulnerable, and 2.0.1 is the latest
published version, so there is no patched release to upgrade to.

Is a fix/release planned? If so, is there a branch or PR we can track?

If maintainer bandwidth is the blocker, we're happy to contribute — a
symlink/path-validation guard on zip-entry extraction is a small change
and we can open a PR with a test. Just let us know the preferred approach.

Thanks.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing CVE-2026-56876/GHSA-jmr9-qjv8-65gv and the zip-entry extraction path in extract-zip. Confirm the expected symlink/path-validation behavior and identify suitable coverage for the guard; done means the vulnerability is addressed, a test demonstrates the protection, and a patched release can be prepared.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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