Grav: Decompression-bomb size cap bypassed by forged ZIP size in ZipArchiver/Installer
Published Jul 15, 2026 · Updated Nov 3, 2026
Original summary
Normalized public record · Updated Nov 3, 2026
Grav: Decompression-bomb size cap bypassed by forged ZIP size in ZipArchiver/Installer
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QFinch assessment
The decompression-bomb bound added in 2.0.1 (commit 1c1003c) sums ZipArchive::statIndex($i)['size'] and rejects an archive whose declared uncompressed total exceeds system.gpm.archive.maxuncompressedsize (default 1 GiB) before extracting (ZipArchiver.php:77-86; same logic in GPM\Installer::unZip at Installer.php:228-238). statIndex()['size'] is the uncompressed size declared in the ZIP central directory, which is attacker-forgeable and is not checked against the actual inflated stream. An archive declaring 1 byte per entry passes the cap while extractTo() writes the real (large) content. The entry-count and nesting-depth caps count real structure and still hold; only the size dimension is defeated, so the disk-fill / inode-exhaustion case the bound targets is not prevented. Incomplete fix for GHSA-928x-9mpw-8h56.
Potential impact
A forged archive fills the disk / exhausts inodes during extraction. Reached via GPM\Installer::unZip (gpm install / direct-install / self-upgrade) and admin backup restore (ZipArchiver::extract). The archive bytes come from a package source or an admin upload, so the actor sits at admin/operator trust and a consented malicious package already has worse primitives.
Technical context
extract()/unZip() validate every entry up front, then call Folder::create + extractTo. The size check is: $stat['size'] is read from the central directory, which the archive author writes. libzip does not cross-check declared-vs-actual size during extractTo, so a forged-small value passes the gate and the real stream inflates to disk. The maxfiles (entry count) and maxdepth (entry-name segments) checks are not forgeable this way.
Evidence: public source recordsAffected products
| Affected package, product or range | Fix status |
|---|---|
| Consult the referenced vendor advisory for affected versions. | Consult source advisory |
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Remediation
Apply the vendor-supported fixed release or mitigation, then verify the affected component is no longer reachable.
- Confirm the affected product and reachable code path exist in your environment.
- Apply the vendor-supported patch or mitigation from the primary advisory.
- Rescan the exact deployed revision and retain verification evidence.
Evidence coverage
- SSVC priority
- LOW
- Confidence
- Not available
- Aliases
- None reported
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Published Jul 15, 2026 · Last refreshed Nov 3, 2026