CVE-2020-7666

Arbitrary File Write via Archive Extraction (Zip Slip)

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Published Sep 1, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

This affects all versions of package github.com/u-root/u-root/pkg/cpio. It is vulnerable to leading, non-leading relative path traversal attacks and symlink based (relative and absolute) path traversal attacks in cpio file extraction.

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

n/a

github.com/u-root/u-root/pkg/cpio

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< unspecified

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:u-root:u-root:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2024-1250	This affects all versions of package github.com/u-root/u-root/pkg/cpio. It is vulnerable to leading, non-leading relative path traversal attacks and symlink based (relative and absolute) path traversal attacks in cpio file extraction.
Github GHSA	GHSA-mq35-x99r-54fc	github.com/u-root/u-root/pkg/cpio Arbitrary File Write via Archive Extraction (Zip Slip)

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.5% (1.527% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/u-root/u-root/pull/1817
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMUROOTUROOTPKGCPIO-570440

History

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Subscriptions

U-root U-root

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 8:41 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: snyk
Published: Sep 1, 2020, 1:55 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 8:41 PM
Reserved: Jan 21, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:25 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 1, 2020, 2:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:25 AM

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