What is CVE-2020-8545?

CVE-2020-8545 is a high-severity vulnerability in Circl Ail Framework, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-02-03.

How severe is CVE-2020-8545?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Circl Ail Framework

CVE-2020-8545

Global.py in AIL framework 2.8 allows path traversal.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2020-02-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (70.9th percentile), scored 2026-11-04.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 70.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Circl Ail Framework — versions 2.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

github.com/CIRCL/AIL-framework/commit/e808840f957c810b8e3944cba808716dc722581b (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8545?: CVE-2020-8545 is a high-severity vulnerability in Circl Ail Framework, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-02-03.
How severe is CVE-2020-8545?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.