CVE-2020-36561

Path traversal in github.com/yi-ge/unzip

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Published Dec 27, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 9.1 Critical EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

Due to improper path sanitization, archives containing relative file paths can cause files to be written (or overwritten) outside of the target directory.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

github.com/yi-ge/unzip

github.com/yi-ge/unzip

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 1.0.3-0.20200308084313-2adbaa4891b9

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:unzip_project:unzip:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-7611	Due to improper path sanitization, archives containing relative file paths can cause files to be written (or overwritten) outside of the target directory.
Github GHSA	GHSA-f5c5-hmw9-v8hx	Unzip vulnerable to path traversal

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.4% (1.414% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/yi-ge/unzip/commit/2adbaa4891b9690853ef10216189189f5ad7dc73
https://github.com/yi-ge/unzip/pull/1
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2020-0035
https://snyk.io/research/zip-slip-vulnerability

History

Apr 11, 2025 5:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Unzip Project Unzip

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 11, 2025, 4:38 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Go
Published: Dec 27, 2022, 9:13 PM
Updated: Apr 11, 2025, 4:38 PM
Reserved: Jul 29, 2022, 5:07 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 5:30 PM

Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 5:30 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:15 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 27, 2022, 10:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:15 AM

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