CVE-2020-16116
In kerfuffle/jobs.cpp in KDE Ark before 20.08.0, a crafted archive can install files outside the...
In kerfuffle/jobs.cpp in KDE Ark before 20.08.0, a crafted archive can install files outside the extraction directory via ../ directory traversal.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In kerfuffle/jobs.cpp in KDE Ark before 20.08.0, a crafted archive can install files outside the extraction directory via ../ directory traversal.
- Record
CVE-2020-16116- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In kerfuffle/jobs.cpp in KDE Ark before 20.08.0, a crafted archive can install files outside the extraction directory via ../ directory traversal.
- Record
CVE-2020-16116- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-8082 No score
In kerfuffle/jobs.cpp in KDE Ark before 20.08.0, a crafted archive can install files outside the extraction directory via ../ directory traversal.
- Record
EUVD-2020-8082- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2q6p-c398-62rm
In kerfuffle/jobs.cpp in KDE Ark before 20.08.0, a crafted archive can install files outside the...
In kerfuffle/jobs.cpp in KDE Ark before 20.08.0, a crafted archive can install files outside the extraction directory via ../ directory traversal.
- Record
GHSA-2q6p-c398-62rm- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2020-16116
In kerfuffle/jobs.cpp in KDE Ark before 20.08.0, a crafted archive can install files outside the extraction directory via ../ directory traversal.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2020-16116- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSV
In kerfuffle/jobs.cpp in KDE Ark before 20.08.0, a crafted archive can install files outside the extraction directory via ../ directory traversal.
- Record
CVE-2020-16116- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-16116
In kerfuffle/jobs.cpp in KDE Ark before 20.08.0, a crafted archive can install files outside the extraction directory via ../ directory traversal.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-16116- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-16116
In kerfuffle/jobs.cpp in KDE Ark before 20.08.0, a crafted archive can install files outside the extraction directory via ../ directory traversal.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-16116- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2020-0323 No score
Updated ark packages fix security vulnerability
A maliciously crafted archive with "../" in the file paths would install files anywhere in the user's home directory upon extraction (CVE-2020-16116).
- Record
MGASA-2020-0323- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2020:1183-1 No score
Security update for ark
This update for ark fixes the following issues:
- Fixed a directory traversal bug (boo#1174773, CVE-2020-16116).
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2020:1183-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2020:1183-2 No score
Security update for ark
This update for ark fixes the following issues:
- Fixed a directory traversal bug (boo#1174773, CVE-2020-16116).
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2020:1183-2- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10632-1 No score
ark-21.08.1-1.2 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the ark-21.08.1-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10632-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4461-1 No score
ark vulnerability
Dominik Penner discovered that Ark did not properly sanitize zip archive files before performing extraction. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious zip archive that, when opened, would create files outside the extraction directory.
- Record
USN-4461-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
arkAlpine:v3.12 |
before 20.04.2-r1 | 20.04.2-r1 |
arkAlpine:v3.13 |
before 20.04.3-r1 | 20.04.3-r1 |
arkAlpine:v3.14 |
before 20.04.3-r1 | 20.04.3-r1 |
arkAlpine:v3.15 |
before 20.04.3-r1 | 20.04.3-r1 |
arkAlpine:v3.16 |
before 20.04.3-r1 | 20.04.3-r1 |
arkAlpine:v3.17 |
before 20.04.3-r1 | 20.04.3-r1 |
arkAlpine:v3.18 |
before 20.04.3-r1 | 20.04.3-r1 |
arkAlpine:v3.19 |
before 20.04.3-r1 | 20.04.3-r1 |
arkAlpine:v3.20 |
before 20.04.3-r1 | 20.04.3-r1 |
arkAlpine:v3.21 |
before 20.04.3-r1 | 20.04.3-r1 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
arkAlpine:v3.22 |
before 20.04.3-r1 | 20.04.3-r1 |
arkAlpine:v3.23 |
before 20.04.3-r1 | 20.04.3-r1 |
arkAlpine:v3.24 |
before 20.04.3-r1 | 20.04.3-r1 |
arkDebian:12 |
before 4:20.04.3-1 | 4:20.04.3-1 |
arkDebian:13 |
before 4:20.04.3-1 | 4:20.04.3-1 |
arkDebian:14 |
before 4:20.04.3-1 | 4:20.04.3-1 |
arkDebian:9 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 4:16.08.3-2+deb9u1, plus listed versions 4:16.08.3-2 |
4:16.08.3-2+deb9u1 |
arkDebian:10 |
before 4:18.08.3-1+deb10u1, plus listed versions 4:18.08.3-1 |
4:18.08.3-1+deb10u1 |
arkMageia:7 |
before 19.04.0-1.1.mga7 | 19.04.0-1.1.mga7 |
arkUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4:15.08.2-0ubuntu14:15.12.1-0ubuntu14:15.12.3-0ubuntu14:15.12.3-0ubuntu1.14:15.12.3-0ubuntu1.2 |
None known |
arkUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 4:17.12.3-0ubuntu1.1, plus listed versions 4:17.04.3-0ubuntu34:17.08.3-0ubuntu14:17.08.3-0ubuntu24:17.12.2-0ubuntu14:17.12.3-0ubuntu1 |
4:17.12.3-0ubuntu1.1 |
arkUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
before 4:19.12.3-0ubuntu1.1, plus listed versions 4:19.04.3-0ubuntu24:19.08.1-14:19.08.3-0ubuntu14:19.12.0-0ubuntu14:19.12.0-14:19.12.1-0ubuntu14:19.12.2-0ubuntu14:19.12.3-0ubuntu1 |
4:19.12.3-0ubuntu1.1 |
arkSUSE:Package Hub 15 SP1 |
before 20.04.2-bp152.2.3.1 | 20.04.2-bp152.2.3.1 |
arkSUSE:Package Hub 15 SP2 |
before 20.04.2-bp152.2.3.1 | 20.04.2-bp152.2.3.1 |
arkopenSUSE:Leap 15.1 |
before 20.04.2-bp152.2.3.1 | 20.04.2-bp152.2.3.1 |
arkopenSUSE:Leap 15.2 |
before 20.04.2-bp152.2.3.1 | 20.04.2-bp152.2.3.1 |
arkopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 21.08.1-1.2 | 21.08.1-1.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-16116 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Kde Ark, published July 31, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.71%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in ark 20.04.2-r1.
References
github.com/KDE/ark/commits/master
debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4738
kde.org/info/security/advisory-20200730-1.txt
invent.kde.org/utilities/ark/-/commit/0df592524fed305d6fbe74ddf8a196bc9ffdb92f
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-03
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PYRKQKUVU45ANH5TFYCYZN6HVP34N3UL
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lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00023.html
usn.ubuntu.com/4461-1
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00026.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16116
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2020-16116
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-16116
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0323.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27023
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-16116
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-16116
bugzilla.suse.com/1174773
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-16116