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CVE-2020-36566

Path traversal in github.com/whyrusleeping/tar-utils

Severity Score

9.1
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Due to improper path sanitization, archives containing relative file paths can cause files to be written (or overwritten) outside of the target directory.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-07-29 CVE Reserved
  • 2022-12-27 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-17 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Tar-utils Project
Search vendor "Tar-utils Project"
Tar-utils
Search vendor "Tar-utils Project" for product "Tar-utils"
< 0.0.0-20201201191210-20a61371de5b
Search vendor "Tar-utils Project" for product "Tar-utils" and version " < 0.0.0-20201201191210-20a61371de5b"
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Affected