Vulnerability · CVE-2026-114103
adm-zip: getDataAsync() bypasses the maxOutputLength size guard enforced by the synchronous getData() path
Published Sep 29, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 21, 2026 · adm-zip: getDataAsync() bypasses the
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Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for CVE-2026-114103. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare adm-zip: getDataAsync() bypasses the with the linked advisory before you change production.
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- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (adm-zip: getDataAsync() bypasses the).
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- EPSS is missing. A missing score is not a low risk.
- Severity
- Medium5.3
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- Awaiting synchronization with FIRST
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- npm adm-zip
### Summary adm-zip enforces a guard against decompression bombs on its synchronous path, but the equivalent asynchronous path does not enforce it — it accumulates and returns the entire decompressed output regardless of the entry's declared size. An application that checks an entry's declared size before deciding to process it, then reads the entry via (a completely ordinary, often-recommended choice for I/O in Node.js), gets none of the protection it believes it has. ### Details - passes to , which Node enforces. - passes the same option to but never enforces it on the streaming path — it just accumulates every chunk and allocates a final Buffer of whatever size resulted. ### PoC ### Impact An application that validates a declared size before reading an entry, then uses the async API, gets no protection against a high-ratio DEFLATE payload. Repeated or larger requests could contribute to memory exhaustion.
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- npm adm-zip0 → 0.6.1
How to fix CVE-2026-114103
Recommended remediation
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Official advisories
What to do
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Should you patch?
Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for CVE-2026-114103. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare adm-zip: getDataAsync() bypasses the with the linked advisory before you change production.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with 0 → 0.6.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption; CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. EPSS is not on this record yet. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Sep 29, 2026 · GitHub Advisory Database
Detected
### Summary adm-zip enforces a guard against decompression bombs on its synchronous path, but the equivalent asynchronous path does not enforce it — it accumulates and returns the entire decompressed output regardless of the entry's declared size. An application that checks an entry's declared size before deciding to process it, then reads the entry via (a completely ordinary, often-recommended ch
Oct 21, 2026 · GitHub Advisory Database
Fix available
adm-zip fixed in 0.6.1
Oct 21, 2026 · GitHub Advisory Database
Fix available
adm-zip fixed in 0.6.1
Oct 21, 2026 · GitHub Advisory Database
Updated
### Summary adm-zip enforces a guard against decompression bombs on its synchronous path, but the equivalent asynchronous path does not enforce it — it accumulates and returns the entire decompressed output regardless of the entry's declared size. An application that checks an entry's declared size before deciding to process it, then reads the entry via (a completely ordinary, often-recommended ch
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-114103
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - GitHub Advisory DatabasePackage advisoryGHSA-c6fg-446q-cg94
GitHub Advisory Database record mirrored by OSV.
github.com - OpenSSF OSV / OSV ScannerPackage advisoryGHSA-c6fg-446q-cg94
adm-zip: getDataAsync() bypasses the maxOutputLength size guard enforced by the synchronous getData() path
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References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 21, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.