CVE-2020-36566
CRITICALtar-utils - Path Traversal via Relative File Paths
Title source: llmDescription
Due to improper path sanitization, archives containing relative file paths can cause files to be written (or overwritten) outside of the target directory.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/whyrusleeping/tar-utils/commit/20a61371de5b51380bbdb0c7935b30b0625ac227
Third Party Advisory
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2021-0106
Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/research/zip-slip-vulnerability
Scores
CVSS v3
9.1
EPSS
0.0062
EPSS Percentile
70.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (2)
tar-utils_project/tar-utils
< 0.0.0-20201201191210-20a61371de5b
whyrusleeping/tar-utils
0 - 0.0.0-20201201191210-20a61371de5bGo
Published
Dec 27, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026