Path Traversal in U-Root

CVE-2020-7665

This affects all versions of package github.com/u-root/u-root/pkg/uzip. It is vulnerable to both leading and non-leading relative path traversal attacks in zip file extraction.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.018 (77.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

  • U-root
  • N/a Github.com/u-root/u-root/pkg/uzip — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7665?
CVE-2020-7665 is a high-severity vulnerability in U-Root, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-09-01.
How severe is CVE-2020-7665?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-7665 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.