# CVE-2026-47669: DbGate: Zip Slip in archive/unzip allows arbitrary file write leading to RCE

- Also known as: GHSA-H535-J5HR-MV56
- Severity: CVSS 9.3 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.1.9
- Published: 2026-07-23 · Updated: 2026-07-24

## Affected

- dbgate: fixed in 7.1.9
- dbgate (npm): fixed in 7.1.9

## Description

DbGate is cross-platform database manager. In versions 7.1.8 and prior, the `unzipDirectory()` function in `packages/api/src/shell/unzipDirectory.js` (line 27) does not validate that extracted file paths stay within the output directory. A malicious ZIP with `../` entries writes files anywhere on the filesystem. In the default Docker deployment, DbGate runs as root and the `none` auth provider issues JWT tokens without credentials via `POST /auth/login`, so this is exploitable by any network-adjacent attacker. Version 7.1.9 fixes the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on dbgate, upgrade to a fixed version (7.1.9) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/dbgate/dbgate/security/advisories/GHSA-h535-j5hr-mv56
- https://github.com/dbgate/dbgate/releases/tag/v7.1.9

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