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SonicWall Network Security Manager On-Prem File Upload Extracts Archive Entries Without Validating Path Components, Enabling Zip Slip File Placement Outside the Intended Destination Directory

Last refreshed2026-09-28

Status: NEW  |  Advisory ID: CVE-2026-81939

Key Details

CVECVE-2026-81939
CVSS Score / Version9.1 (Critical) / CVSS v3.1
Updated2026-09-08
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Proseattack vector is network; attack complexity is low; privileges required is high; user interaction is none; scope is changed; confidentiality impact is high; integrity impact is high; availability impact is high.
Classified asCWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'))

What to Know

A Zip Slip vulnerability in the SonicWall Network Security Manager (NSM) On-Prem file upload and archive processing functionality allows an attacker to extract files outside the intended destination directory using a specially crafted archive.

References

SourceReference
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81939
CVEhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-81939