AIKIDO-2026-11001
@capgo/capacitor-updater is vulnerable to Path Traversal
47
Medium Risk
This Affects:
@capgo/capacitor-updaterTL;DR
The Capacitor update plugin extracts downloaded update archives and processes manifest entries on Android and iOS without validating that target paths stay inside the bundle directory. A crafted update archive or manifest entry can cause the plugin to write files outside the intended bundle directory on the device. The fix introduces canonical-path containment checks for ZIP entries and manifest paths, rejects absolute, empty, backslash, and null-byte paths.
Who does this affect?
You are affected if you are using a version that falls within the vulnerable range.
Background info
@capgo/capacitor-updater is vulnerable to Path Traversal in versions 5.0.0 - 8.47.2.
How to fix this
Upgrade the @capgo/capacitor-updater library to the patch version.
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