CVE-2018-1002205

Name: CVE-2018-1002205
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2018-07-25T17:29:01.813+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 12.16%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-1002205 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. DotNetZip.Semvered before 1.11.0 is vulnerable to directory traversal, allowing attackers to write to arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash) in a Zip archive entry that is mishandled during extraction. This vulnerability is also known as 'Zip-Slip'.. EPSS estimates a 12.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

DotNetZip.Semvered before 1.11.0 is vulnerable to directory traversal, allowing attackers to write to arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash) in a Zip archive entry that is mishandled during extraction. This vulnerability is also known as 'Zip-Slip'.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

EPSS Probability

12.16%

95.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Dotnetzip.Semverd Project	Dotnetzip.Semverd	< 1.11.0

References

https://github.com/haf/DotNetZip.Semverd/commit/55d2c13c0cc64654e18fcdd0038fdb3d7458e366Patch
https://github.com/haf/DotNetZip.Semverd/pull/121Patch
https://github.com/snyk/zip-slip-vulnerabilityThird Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/research/zip-slip-vulnerabilityThird Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-DOTNET-DOTNETZIP-60245Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/haf/DotNetZip.Semverd/commit/55d2c13c0cc64654e18fcdd0038fdb3d7458e366Patch
https://github.com/haf/DotNetZip.Semverd/pull/121Patch
https://github.com/snyk/zip-slip-vulnerabilityThird Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/research/zip-slip-vulnerabilityThird Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-DOTNET-DOTNETZIP-60245Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jul 25, 2018
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-1002205?

How severe is CVE-2018-1002205?

CVE-2018-1002205 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 12.16% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1002205?

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Source: NVD / NIST