# CVE-2021-39208: Partial path traversal in sharpcompress

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-39208-partial-path-traversal-in-sharpcompress  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2021-09-20  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2021-39208 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2021-09-20

Partial path traversal in sharpcompress

Technologies: [SharpCompress (NuGet)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/nuget-sharpcompress). Vendors: [NuGet](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/nuget).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2021-39208 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2021-39208 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2021-39208?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 20 September 2021.

**Which products and versions are affected?** SharpCompress (NuGet) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.29.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2021-39208?** Yes. SharpCompress (NuGet): upgrade to 0.29 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2021-39208?** Check whether you run SharpCompress (NuGet) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- SharpCompress (NuGet): upgrade to 0.29 or later

  ```sh
  dotnet add package SharpCompress --version 0.29
  ```


## Affected products

- SharpCompress (NuGet) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.29

## Identifiers

- CVE-2021-39208
- GHSA-jp7f-grcv-6mjf

## Related threats

- [SharpCompress path traversal in WriteToDirectory](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-44788-sharpcompress-path-traversal-in-writetodirectory)
- [SharpCompress directory traversal in archive extraction](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-1002206-sharpcompress-directory-traversal-in-archive-extraction)