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extract-zip: vulnerability history, versions and safety

extract-zip is a package in the npm ecosystem. Vulert records 2 vulnerabilities for it across 24 releases, from Jun 2026 to Aug 2026. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.

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2 vulnerabilities recorded H2
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2 with no fix published

No patched version yet — these are the ones to plan around.

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2 in the last 12 months

Most recent disclosure 17 Aug 2026.

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0 malicious-package vulnerabilities

No published version shipped hostile code.

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Vulert verdict on extract-zip 2.0.1 i

Updated on 23 Oct 2026

Careful: 2.0.1 has 2 known vulnerabilities, and 2 have no fix yet. Use an earlier safe version, or the workaround listed for each one.

Package health score 55/100
  • Security Some issues to review
  • Maintenance Slowing
  • Popularity Widely used
  • Community Quiet

The current release has a vulnerability with no published fix, which caps this score.

What to do: Pin an earlier, unaffected release if you can, and apply the workaround each vulnerability lists until a fix is published. No fix yet: Vulert alerts you the moment one is published. Monitor it with Vulert →

  • Current release 2.0.1 — affected i
  • Vulnerabilities on record 2 over 1 year · 2 in the last year i
  • Latest disclosure 17 Aug 2026 i
  • Highest CVSS 8.1 i
  • With no published fix 2 i
  • Depended on by 27,854 packages i
  • Stars 399 i
  • OpenSSF scorecard 2/10 i
  • Last release 76 months ago i
  • Licence BSD-2-Clause i

Version list, release dates, licence and dependants published by the npm registry, refreshed 23 Oct 2026. Licence information is not legal advice.

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01 Versions

Which versions are affected

Every version Vulert tracks for extract-zip, newest first, with the vulnerabilities recorded against each one. A version showing none has no vulnerability in the Vulert database — open it for the full picture on that release.

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Version Released Vulert vulnerabilities Licence Fix published Details
2.0.1 10 Jun 2020 H2 BSD-2-Clause No Details →
2.0.0 28 Mar 2020 H2 BSD-2-Clause No Details →
1.7.0 25 Mar 2020 H2 BSD-2-Clause No Details →
1.6.8 24 Mar 2020 H2 BSD-2-Clause No Details →
1.6.7 24 May 2018 H2 BSD-2-Clause No Details →
1.6.6 31 Oct 2017 H2 BSD-2-Clause No Details →
1.6.5 01 May 2017 H2 BSD-2-Clause No Details →
1.6.4 29 Apr 2017 H2 BSD-2-Clause No Details →
1.6.3 29 Apr 2017 H2 BSD-2-Clause No Details →
1.6.2 29 Apr 2017 H2 BSD-2-Clause No Details →
1.6.1 29 Apr 2017 H2 BSD-2-Clause No Details →
1.6.0 21 Dec 2016 H2 BSD-2-Clause No Details →
1.5.0 07 Mar 2016 H2 BSD-2-Clause No Details →
1.4.1 04 Jan 2016 H2 BSD-2-Clause No Details →
1.4.0 31 Dec 2015 H2 BSD-2-Clause No Details →
1.3.0 08 Dec 2015 H2 BSD-2-Clause No Details →
1.2.0 09 Nov 2015 H2 BSD-2-Clause No Details →
1.1.2 06 Nov 2015 H2 BSD-2-Clause No Details →
1.1.1 16 Sep 2015 H2 BSD-2-Clause No Details →
1.1.0 16 Sep 2015 H2 BSD-2-Clause No Details →
1.0.3 18 Oct 2014 H2 non-standard No Details →
1.0.2 17 Oct 2014 H2 non-standard No Details →
1.0.1 17 Oct 2014 H2 non-standard No Details →
1.0.0 17 Oct 2014 H2 non-standard No Details →

All 24 versions Vulert tracks for this package. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.

02 Disclosure history

How often vulnerabilities are recorded

  • 2026 2

Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 2 of the 2 were recorded in the last 12 months.

03 Vulnerabilities

Recorded vulnerabilities for extract-zip

The 2 most severe of 2 vulnerabilities recorded for this package

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Vulnerability Severity Fixed version ↓ Disclosed ↓
CVE-2026-56876: extract-zip Unvalidated Symlink Path Traversal Vulnerability 8.1 high No fix published 26 Jun 2026
CVE-2026-19693: extract-zip Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability 8.1 high No fix published 17 Aug 2026

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Questions

About extract-zip

Is extract-zip safe to use?

Vulert records 2 vulnerabilities for extract-zip in npm: 0 critical, 2 high, 0 medium and 0 low. 2 of them have no published fix yet, so those are the ones to avoid or mitigate.

What is extract-zip's Vulert package health score?

Vulert scores extract-zip 55/100, which reads as usable, but worth attention. The score weighs the vulnerability record (40), maintenance and release cadence (25), adoption from dependents and stars (20) and community signals such as the OpenSSF scorecard and forks (15). The current release has a vulnerability with no published fix, which caps this score.

Is the latest version of extract-zip affected?

Yes. 2.0.1, the version you would install today, has 2 known vulnerabilities, and 2 has no published fix yet. Use an earlier unaffected release, or the workaround each vulnerability lists.

Which version of extract-zip should I use?

2.0.1 is the version Vulert recommends for the affected releases. The version table above lists every release with the vulnerabilities recorded against it, so you can confirm the range you actually run.

How many vulnerabilities does extract-zip have?

2 vulnerabilities are recorded for extract-zip in the npm ecosystem: 0 critical, 2 high, 0 medium and 0 low. The ledger on this page lists the same counts next to the date of the most recent disclosure.

How often are new extract-zip vulnerabilities disclosed?

2 vulnerabilities were recorded for extract-zip in the last 12 months, and the oldest entry in this database dates to 26 Jun 2026. Recency matters more than a lifetime total: it shows how actively new issues are being disclosed for the package you are considering.

Which versions of extract-zip are affected?

Each vulnerability on this page lists the affected version range and the fixed version to move to. Open the vulnerability for the version you actually run — fixes are specific to a release line, not to the package as a whole.

How do I monitor extract-zip for upcoming vulnerabilities?

Upload the manifest or SBOM for your application at vulert.com/scanner and Vulert keeps checking the extract-zip version you actually run against new disclosures, then alerts you when one affects it. There is no installation and no source-code access required.