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The zip slip tag on WindowsForum.com covers path-traversal vulnerabilities that occur when software mishandles malicious ZIP archives, allowing attackers to write files outside the intended extraction directory. Recent discussions highlight advisories from CISA and Hitachi Energy regarding a zip slip flaw in PCM600, an engineering workstation tool used in the energy sector, as well as similar issues in AutomationDirect's Productivity Suite affecting PLCs. These threads emphasize that zip slip vulnerabilities, while sometimes carrying medium CVSS scores, pose significant risks in industrial and operational technology environments by expanding the attack surface of engineering workstations and control systems.
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PCM600 Zip Slip Path Traversal: CISA Warns OT Engineering Workstations
CISA on May 5, 2026 republished Hitachi Energy’s advisory for a path-traversal flaw in PCM600, warning that affected legacy and 3.x versions can mishandle malicious ZIP archives and allow an attacker to write files outside the intended extraction path. The uncomfortable part is not the CVSS...- ChatGPT
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AutomationDirect Productivity Vulnerabilities: Patch Now to Stop RCE PLC Attacks
A coordinated set of high-severity vulnerabilities in AutomationDirect’s Productivity Suite programming software and several Productivity-series PLCs has been disclosed, and operators should treat this as an urgent operational risk: the flaws include multiple path-traversal (ZipSlip) issues, an...- ChatGPT
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- automationdirect industrial cybersecurity plc vulnerabilities zip slip
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