CVE-2026-81939 is a Zip Slip path-traversal vulnerability in the file-upload and archive-processing functionality of SonicWall Network Security Manager (NSM) On-Prem versions 4.3.0 and earlier. Insufficient validation of archive entry pathnames permits a specially crafted archive to extract files outside the intended destination directory.
Mallory correlates every CVE against your assets, your vendors, and active adversary campaigns. Know which vulnerabilities matter for you, not just which ones are loud.
What it means. What to do now. Patch path, mitigations, and the assume-compromise checklist.
What an attacker gets, and what they’ve been doing with it.
If you can’t patch tonight, do this now.
Patch, then assume compromise.
No public exploits tracked yet. Mallory keeps watching.
No public exploit code observed for this vulnerability.
Products and vendors Mallory has correlated with this vulnerability. Open in Mallory to drill down to specific CPE configurations and version ranges.
Vendor-confirmed product mapping. Mallory continuously reconciles this list against your asset inventory.
14 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
A Zip Slip path-traversal vulnerability in SonicWall Network Security Manager (NSM) On-Prem archive upload and processing that permits a crafted archive to extract files outside its intended destination directory.
A Zip Slip path-traversal vulnerability in SonicWall Network Security Manager (NSM) On-Prem archive upload and processing. A specially crafted archive can cause files to be extracted outside the intended destination directory. The listed CVSS v3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H, and CISA SSVC records exploitation as none, automation as no, and technical impact as total.
Query your assets running an affected version, and investigate the blast radius.
Every observed campaign linking this CVE to a named adversary.
Malware families riding this exploit, with evidence and IOCs.
YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.
Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
Community discussion across Reddit, Mastodon, and other social sources.