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CVE-2026-116137VulnerabilityPublished

Microsoft · adm-zip through 0.6.1 Duplicate-Entry Validation Bypass via Canonically Equivalent Names

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-116137· Medium 6.3

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.3 Medium.

Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 10:37 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 4.06.3
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 3.13.7
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 17% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 25 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
cthackersadm-zipAffected
  • <=0.6.1
Fixed in–
npmadm-zippkg:npm/adm-zipOther threatsAffected
  • <=0.6.1
Fixed in–
npmadm-zippkg:npm/adm-zipOther threatsAffected
  • <=0.6.1
Fixed in–

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Description

CVE-2026-116137 is a vulnerability in adm-zip version 3.0 involving a duplicate-entry validation bypass through canonically equivalent names. This flaw relates to improper handling of file names that are equivalent in canonical form, allowing bypass of duplicate entry checks.

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