Description
Minecraft through 1.19 and 1.20 pre-releases before 7 (Java) allow arbitrary file overwrite, and possibly code execution, via crafted world data that contains a symlink.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory
https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/16165590199181
Third Party Advisory
https://vuln.ryotak.net/advisories/67
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0087
EPSS Percentile
54.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (2)
minecraft/minecraft
1.20 pre-release1 (6 CPE variants)
minecraft/minecraft
< 1.19
Published
May 30, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026