CVE-2020-25265
AppImage libappimage before 1.0.3 allows attackers to trigger an overwrite of a system-installed ...
AppImage libappimage before 1.0.3 allows attackers to trigger an overwrite of a system-installed .desktop file by providing a .desktop file that contains Name= with path components.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
AppImage libappimage before 1.0.3 allows attackers to trigger an overwrite of a system-installed .desktop file by providing a .desktop file that contains Name= with path components.
- Record
CVE-2020-25265- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
AppImage libappimage before 1.0.3 allows attackers to trigger an overwrite of a system-installed .desktop file by providing a .desktop file that contains Name= with path components.
- Record
CVE-2020-25265- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-17953 No score
AppImage libappimage before 1.0.3 allows attackers to trigger an overwrite of a system-installed .desktop file by providing a .desktop file that contains Name= with path components.
- Record
EUVD-2020-17953- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pfgx-f7x8-8985 No score
AppImage libappimage before 1.0.3 allows attackers to trigger an overwrite of a system-installed ...
AppImage libappimage before 1.0.3 allows attackers to trigger an overwrite of a system-installed .desktop file by providing a .desktop file that contains Name= with path components.
- Record
GHSA-pfgx-f7x8-8985- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
AppImage libappimage before 1.0.3 allows attackers to trigger an overwrite of a system-installed .desktop file by providing a .desktop file that contains Name= with path components.
- Record
CVE-2020-25265- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-25265
AppImage libappimage before 1.0.3 allows attackers to trigger an overwrite of a system-installed .desktop file by providing a .desktop file that contains Name= with path components.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25265- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-25265
AppImage libappimage before 1.0.3 allows attackers to trigger an overwrite of a system-installed .desktop file by providing a .desktop file that contains Name= with path components.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25265- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libappimageDebian:12 |
before 1.0.4-1 | 1.0.4-1 |
libappimageDebian:13 |
before 1.0.4-1 | 1.0.4-1 |
libappimageDebian:14 |
before 1.0.4-1 | 1.0.4-1 |
libappimageUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.1.9+dfsg-1 |
None known |
libappimageUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.1.10+dfsg-0ubuntu1 |
None known |
libappimageUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.0.4-5-2ubuntu11.0.4-5-3ubuntu11.0.4-5-3.1ubuntu11.0.4-5-3.1ubuntu2 |
None known |
libappimageUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.0.4-5-4ubuntu11.0.4-5-4ubuntu3 |
None known |
libappimageUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.0.4-5-7build1 |
None known |
libappimageUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.0.4-5-4ubuntu31.0.4-5-6ubuntu11.0.4-5-71.0.4-5-7build1 |
None known |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | refi64/CVE-2020-25265-25266 | 2020-09-17 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-25265 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Appimage Libappimage, published December 2, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.92%, the 79th percentile. Fixed in libappimage 1.0.4-1.