CVE-2020-8177 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2020-8177

curl 7.20.0 through 7.70.0 is vulnerable to improper restriction of...

Vulnerability Description

curl 7.20.0 through 7.70.0 is vulnerable to improper restriction of names for files and other resources that can lead too overwriting a local file when the -J flag is used.

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

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

https://github.com/curl/curl
Vulnerable Versions:
curl 7.20.0 to and including 7.70.0

Timeline

Official Publish: December 14th, 2020
Last Modified: April 15th, 2026
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.