CVE-2026-25962 PUBLISHED

MarkUs: Zip bomb in config upload enables DoS

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 09.02.2026 Published: 06.03.2026 Updated: 06.03.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS Score: 6.5

Product Status

Vendor MarkUsProject
Product Markus
Versions
  • Version < 2.9.4 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-409: Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification) CWE