Description
Junrar is an open source Java RAR archive library. Prior to version 7.6.1, LocalFolderExtractor in src/main/java/com/github/junrar/LocalFolderExtractor.java can create directories outside the intended extraction root when processing a crafted archive entry. LocalFolderExtractor.createFile() validates only the final canonical file path, while LocalFolderExtractor.makeFile() creates intermediate path segments with unchecked mkdir() calls. An entry can therefore make the final path resolve inside the destination while causing intermediate directory creation outside it, enabling filesystem pollution or file-versus-directory squatting that can make later security-sensitive writes fail. The demonstrated impact is directory creation, not unconditional arbitrary file-content write. This issue is fixed in version 7.6.1.
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Github GHSA |
GHSA-89m4-43j5-vhhx | Junrar: LocalFolderExtractor mkdir escape allows directory creation outside extraction root |
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Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:15:00 +0000
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| Description | Junrar is an open source Java RAR archive library. Prior to version 7.6.1, LocalFolderExtractor in src/main/java/com/github/junrar/LocalFolderExtractor.java can create directories outside the intended extraction root when processing a crafted archive entry. LocalFolderExtractor.createFile() validates only the final canonical file path, while LocalFolderExtractor.makeFile() creates intermediate path segments with unchecked mkdir() calls. An entry can therefore make the final path resolve inside the destination while causing intermediate directory creation outside it, enabling filesystem pollution or file-versus-directory squatting that can make later security-sensitive writes fail. The demonstrated impact is directory creation, not unconditional arbitrary file-content write. This issue is fixed in version 7.6.1. | |
| Title | Junrar: LocalFolderExtractor mkdir escape allows directory creation outside extraction root | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-22 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-16T19:05:42.361Z
Reserved: 2026-09-04T19:34:03.100Z
Link: CVE-2026-86071
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-16T19:17:58.623
Modified: 2026-09-16T19:17:58.623
Link: CVE-2026-86071
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CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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