---
id: CVE-2026-96884
title: A security flaw has been discovered in MantisZip up to 0.4.5
summary: >-
  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…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-22
product: MantisZip
affected:
  - MantisZip 0.4.0
  - MantisZip 0.4.1
  - MantisZip 0.4.2
  - MantisZip 0.4.3
  - MantisZip 0.4.4
  - MantisZip 0.4.5
published: '2026-09-24'
updated: '2026-09-24'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-24T14:40:36.103'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96884'
references:
  - url: 'https://gitee.com/yhx070424/MantisZip/issues/IK4AHB'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-96884'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/submit/906093'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/409081'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/409081/cti'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - exploit-available
exploitAvailable: true
ssvc:
  exploitation: poc
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-24T12:50:24.692997Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-24T03:37:24.186Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.