High

@wakaru/cli arbitrary file write during bundle unpack

  • Disclosed: 28.07.2026
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

Impact

@wakaru/cli is vulnerable to arbitrary file write when unpacking a crafted JavaScript bundle with --unpack.

Bundle-controlled module filenames were sanitized before writing extracted modules to the output directory. A crafted filename containing overlapping path traversal characters, such as ....//, could be transformed into ../ after sanitization. This allowed the final output path to escape the intended output directory.

An attacker who can cause a user to run wakaru --unpack on a malicious bundle may be able to write files outside the selected output directory. Depending on the target path and user environment, this may lead to code execution.

Affected versions: >=1.0.0 <1.4.0.

Patches

The issue has been patched in @wakaru/cli@1.4.0.

Users should upgrade to:

bash
npm install @wakaru/cli@latest

or specifically:

bash
npm install @wakaru/cli@1.4.0

Workarounds

Do not run wakaru --unpack on untrusted or unknown bundles with affected versions.

If upgrading immediately is not possible, avoid using `--unpack on files that may be attacker-controlled.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package @wakaru/cli >= 1.0.0, < 1.4.0 1.4.0

References

CVSS score 7.1/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-22
Platform
npm
Package
@wakaru/cli
Disclosed
28.07.2026
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-7wpj-vvmv-pgm8 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: @wakaru/cli

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This is the only known vulnerability of this package.

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