CVE-2026-13723 (GCVE-0-2026-13723)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-29 17:25 – Updated: 2026-07-29 18:21
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Develar's electron-builder allows arbitrary file overwrite
Summary
A vulnerability in the `zipx.Unzip` extraction routine of Develar's app-builder allows an attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on macOS APFS by exploiting a Unicode Normalization Collision combined with symlink following behavior. APFS treats certain Unicode equivalent filenames as identical (e.g., ß ↔ ss), while app builder performs no canonical normalization before validating or writing paths. As a result, a crafted ZIP archive containing:
• a symlink entry named ss pointing to a target file, and
• a regular file named ß containing attacker controlled data,
will cause the second write to follow the symlink and overwrite the target file.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-07-29 18:21 UTC
CWE
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
- CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Develar | app-builder |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 4.2.0
(custom)
|
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