Appium is an automation framework that provides WebDriver-based automation possibilities for a wide range platforms. Prior to 7.0.6, @appium/support contains a ZIP extraction implementation (extractAllTo() via ZipExtractor.extract()) with a path traversal (Zip Slip) check that is non-functional. The check at line 88 of packages/support/lib/zip.js creates an Error object but never throws it, allowing malicious ZIP entries with ../ path components to write files outside the intended destination directory. This affects all JS-based extractions (the default code path), not only those using the fileNamesEncoding option. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.0.6.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://github.com/appium/appium/releases/tag/@appium/support@7.0.6 | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/appium/appium/security/advisories/GHSA-rfx7-4xw3-gh4m | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/appium/appium/security/advisories/GHSA-rfx7-4xw3-gh4m | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
07 May 2026, 20:46
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:appium:appium\/support:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | |
| First Time |
Appium appium\/support
Appium |
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| References | () https://github.com/appium/appium/releases/tag/@appium/support@7.0.6 - Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/appium/appium/security/advisories/GHSA-rfx7-4xw3-gh4m - Exploit, Vendor Advisory |
12 Mar 2026, 15:16
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| References | () https://github.com/appium/appium/security/advisories/GHSA-rfx7-4xw3-gh4m - |
11 Mar 2026, 13:53
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10 Mar 2026, 18:18
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-03-10 18:18
Updated : 2026-05-07 20:46
NVD link : CVE-2026-30973
Mitre link : CVE-2026-30973
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-30973
JSON object : View
Products Affected
appium
- appium\/support
CWE
CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
