VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-23171

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.66%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-08-10
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Description

A vulnerability in all versions of Nim-lang allows unauthenticated attackers to write files to arbitrary directories via a crafted zip file with dot-slash characters included in the name of the crafted file.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-610: Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere

Primary references