Path Traversal in Mantiszip
CVE-2026-96884
A security flaw has been discovered in MantisZip up to 0.4.5. Affected by this issue is the function Path.Combine of the file MainWindow.UI.cs of the component Preview. The manipulation results in path traversal. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (26.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 26.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mantiszip — versions 0.4.0, 0.4.1, 0.4.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- vuldb.com/vuln/409081 (technical-description, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/vuln/409081/cti (signature, permissions-required)
- vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-96884 (third-party-advisory)
- vuldb.com/submit/906093 (third-party-advisory)
- gitee.com/yhx070424/MantisZip/issues/IK4AHB (issue-tracking, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-96884?
- CVE-2026-96884 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mantiszip, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2026-09-24.
- How severe is CVE-2026-96884?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.