Path Traversal in Github.com/yi-Ge/unzip

CVE-2020-36561

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

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.013 (68.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-36561?
CVE-2020-36561 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Github.com/yi-Ge/unzip, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2022-12-27.
How severe is CVE-2020-36561?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-36561 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.