CVE-2026-32630 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-32630: file-type affected by ZIP Decompression Bomb DoS via [Content_Types].xml entry

Vendor Sindresorhus
Product file-type
Weakness CWE-409
Published March 13, 2026
Last update March 16, 2026

CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

file-type detects the file type of a file, stream, or data. From 20.0.0 to 21.3.1, a crafted ZIP file can trigger excessive memory growth during type detection in file-type when using fileTypeFromBuffer(), fileTypeFromBlob(), or fileTypeFromFile(). The ZIP inflate output limit is enforced for stream-based detection, but not for known-size inputs. As a result, a small compressed ZIP can cause file-type to inflate and process a much larger payload while probing ZIP-based formats such as OOXML. This vulnerability is fixed in 21.3.2.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 13, 2026 CVE published
March 16, 2026 Record updated