Vulnerability in Appimage Libappimage
CVE-2020-25265
AppImage libappimage before 1.0.3 allows attackers to trigger an overwrite of a system-installed .desktop file by providing a .desktop file that contains Name= with path components.
EPSS: 0.019 (77.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Appimage Libappimage
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-25265?
- CVE-2020-25265 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Appimage Libappimage. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-12-02.
- How severe is CVE-2020-25265?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-25265 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.