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Status published
High
CVE-2020-7669
Arbitrary File Write via Archive Extraction (Zip Slip)
Vulnerability Description
This affects all versions of package github.com/u-root/u-root/pkg/tarutil. It is vulnerable to both leading and non-leading relative path traversal attacks in tar file extraction.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Georgios Gkitsas of Snyk Security Team
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
github.com/u-root/u-root/pkg/tarutil
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 1st, 2020
Last Modified:
September 16th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.