CVE-2020-36566
Path traversal in github.com/whyrusleeping/tar-utils
Due to improper path sanitization, archives containing relative file paths can cause files to be written (or overwritten) outside of the target directory.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Due to improper path sanitization, archives containing relative file paths can cause files to be written (or overwritten) outside of the target directory.
- Record
CVE-2020-36566- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Path traversal in github.com/whyrusleeping/tar-utils
Due to improper path sanitization, archives containing relative file paths can cause files to be written (or overwritten) outside of the target directory.
- Record
CVE-2020-36566- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-7667
Due to improper path sanitization, archives containing relative file paths can cause files to be written (or overwritten) outside of the target directory.
- Record
EUVD-2022-7667- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jpf8-h7h7-3ppm
tar-utils Path Traversal vulnerability
Due to improper path sanitization, archives containing relative file paths can cause files to be written (or overwritten) outside of the target directory.
- Record
GHSA-jpf8-h7h7-3ppm- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Due to improper path sanitization, archives containing relative file paths can cause files to be written (or overwritten) outside of the target directory.
- Record
CVE-2020-36566- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-jpf8-h7h7-3ppm
tar-utils Path Traversal vulnerability
Due to improper path sanitization, archives containing relative file paths can cause files to be written (or overwritten) outside of the target directory.
- Record
GHSA-jpf8-h7h7-3ppm- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2021-0106 No score
Path traversal in github.com/whyrusleeping/tar-utils
Due to improper path sanitization, archives containing relative file paths can cause files to be written (or overwritten) outside of the target directory.
- Record
GO-2021-0106- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/whyrusleeping/tar-utilsGo |
before 0.0.0-20201201191210-20a61371de5b | 0.0.0-20201201191210-20a61371de5b |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-36566 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Github.com/whyrusleeping/tar-utils, published July 28, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.11%, the 66th percentile. Fixed in github.com/whyrusleeping/tar-utils 0.0.0-20201201191210-20a61371de5b.