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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

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Vendor Product Default status Versions
sindresorhus file-type affected
Version Status Constraints
>= 20.0.0, < 21.3.2 affected —

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Advisories
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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-j47w-4g3g-c36v file-type: ZIP Decompression Bomb DoS via [Content_Types].xml entry
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References
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https://github.com/sindresorhus/file-type/commit/399b0f156063f5aeb1c124a7fd61028f3ea7c124 cve-icon
https://github.com/sindresorhus/file-type/security/advisories/GHSA-j47w-4g3g-c36v cve-icon
History

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:15:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title file-type affected by ZIP Decompression Bomb DoS via [Content_Types].xml entry
Weaknesses CWE-409
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-13T20:54:16.960Z

Reserved: 2026-03-12T15:29:36.559Z

Link: CVE-2026-32630

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