CVE-2020-36314

file-roller: directory traversal via directory symlink pointing outside of the target directory (incomplete fix for CVE-2020-11736)

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.9

CVSS 3.1

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Published · February 15, 2021

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

A path traversal vulnerability was found in file-roller due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-11736. It may still be possible to extract files outside of the intended directory in case of malicious archives containing symbolic links. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity and system availability.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 3.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')