CVE-2020-7666
Arbitrary File Write via Archive Extraction (Zip Slip)
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.
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
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Arbitrary File Write via Archive Extraction (Zip Slip)
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-7666- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-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.
- Record
EUVD-2024-1250- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mq35-x99r-54fc
github.com/u-root/u-root/pkg/cpio Arbitrary File Write via Archive Extraction (Zip Slip)
This affects all versions of package github.com/u-root/u-root/pkg/cpio up to and including 7.0.0. It is vulnerable to leading, non-leading relative path traversal attacks and symlink based (relative and absolute) path traversal attacks in cpio file extraction.
- Record
GHSA-mq35-x99r-54fc- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-7666- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-mq35-x99r-54fc
github.com/u-root/u-root/pkg/cpio Arbitrary File Write via Archive Extraction (Zip Slip)
This affects all versions of package github.com/u-root/u-root/pkg/cpio up to and including 7.0.0. It is vulnerable to leading, non-leading relative path traversal attacks and symlink based (relative and absolute) path traversal attacks in cpio file extraction.
- Record
GHSA-mq35-x99r-54fc- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/u-root/u-root/pkg/cpioGo |
through 7.0.0 | None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-7666 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in U-root, published September 1, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.53%, the 74th percentile. No source names a fixed version.