MarkUs is a web application for the submission and grading of student assignments. Prior to 2.9.1, instructors are able to upload a zip file to create an assignment from an exported configuration (courses/<:course_id>/assignments/upload_config_files). The uploaded zip file entry names are used to create paths to write files to disk without checking these paths. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.9.1.
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Description MarkUs is a web application for the submission and grading of student assignments. Prior to 2.9.1, instructors are able to upload a zip file to create an assignment from an exported configuration (courses/<:course_id>/assignments/upload_config_files). The uploaded zip file entry names are used to create paths to write files to disk without checking these paths. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.9.1.
Title Zip Slip in MarkUs config upload allowing RCE
Weaknesses CWE-23
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

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Updated: 2026-02-09T19:16:55.980Z

Reserved: 2026-01-28T14:50:47.889Z

Link: CVE-2026-25057

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-02-09T20:15:56.550

Modified: 2026-02-09T21:55:30.093

Link: CVE-2026-25057

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