# CVE-2026-16767 — Ne-Lexa php-zip

> As of 2026-07-24, CVE-2026-16767 is a MEDIUM-severity vulnerability in Ne-Lexa php-zip, CVSS v3.1 6.5, EPSS 0.4% (38.5th percentile). No Threadlinqs-tracked threat campaign has been attributed to CVE-2026-16767 as of 2026-07-24; the identifier is re-checked against the Threadlinqs threat corpus on every daily ingest.

**Last updated:** 2026-07-24

## What is CVE-2026-16767?

A vulnerability was detected in Ne-Lexa php-zip up to 4.0.2. This affects the function ZipFile::extractTo of the file src/ZipFile.php of the component ZIP Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument entryName results in path traversal. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

The record classifies CVE-2026-16767 under weakness class [CWE-22](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cwe/CWE-22). Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs no prior authentication, needs no user interaction. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 74 days ago.

## Severity and exploitation probability

- **CVSS v3.1 base score:** 6.5 — MEDIUM (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R`)
- **CVSS v4.0 base score:** 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **EPSS (FIRST):** 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38.5% of all scored CVEs
- **CISA KEV:** Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- **Threadlinqs priority:** 4.8/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- **Published:** 2026-07-23, last modified 2026-07-24

## Is CVE-2026-16767 being exploited?

It currently carries a trending score of 39 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

## Affected products and versions

- **Ne-Lexa**: php-zip

## How to fix CVE-2026-16767

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-16767 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.

## Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-16767

No threat campaign in the Threadlinqs corpus currently references CVE-2026-16767, in its CVE list or as an indicator. The linkage is recomputed from the live corpus on every daily ingest, so this section fills in as soon as a tracked campaign cites the identifier.

## Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, GitHub Security Advisories, FIRST EPSS. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-07-26.

**Exploit and proof of concept**

- [github.com — exploit](https://github.com/Ne-Lexa/php-zip/issues/100)

**Technical analysis**

- [vuldb.com — vdb entry](https://vuldb.com/vuln/382660)

**Third-party advisory**

- [vuldb.com — signature](https://vuldb.com/vuln/382660/cti)
- [vuldb.com — third party advisory](https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-16767)
- [vuldb.com — third party advisory (862203)](https://vuldb.com/submit/862203)

**Issue tracking and product pages**

- [github.com — product](https://github.com/Ne-Lexa/php-zip/)

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-16767
Full detection coverage and IOCs for threats exploiting CVE-2026-16767 via the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp