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CVE-2026-44788
Path Traversal in SharpCompress (CVE-2026-44788)
Summary
path traversal in SharpCompress (CVE-2026-44788). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via ``WriteToDirectoryInternal``.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2026-44788** has been found in SharpCompress.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like ``WriteToDirectoryInternal`` over the network to misuse the product.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "SharpCompress CVE-2026-44788" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-44788 (SharpCompress) — CWE-22 /
Attack surface: `WriteToDirectoryInternal` / `WriteToDirectoryAsyncInternal` / `Directory.CreateDirectory` / `Path.Combine`
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**Path traversal** (CWE-22) exists in SharpCompress. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via ``WriteToDirectoryInternal`` without authentication.
📍 Affected scope
SharpCompress — . Attack surface: `WriteToDirectoryInternal` / `WriteToDirectoryAsyncInternal` / `Directory.CreateDirectory` / `Path.Combine`.
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'SharpCompress' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'SharpCompress' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `SharpCompress` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
nuget
SharpCompress
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