CVE-2026-25962

MarkUs is a web application for the submission and grading of student assignments. Prior to version 2.9.4, MarkUs currently extracts zip files without any size or entry-count limits. For example, instructors can upload a zip file to provide an assignment configuration; students can upload a zip file for an assignment submission and indicate its contents should be extracted. This issue has been patched in version 2.9.4.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/MarkUsProject/Markus/releases/tag/v2.9.4	Product Release Notes
https://github.com/MarkUsProject/Markus/security/advisories/GHSA-x8xv-j7fc-65x5	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:markusproject:markus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-03-06 04:16

Updated : 2026-03-12 17:23

NVD link : CVE-2026-25962

Mitre link : CVE-2026-25962

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-25962

JSON object : View

Products Affected

markusproject

markus

CWE

CWE-409

Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)

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