CVE-2020-25265 describes a medium-severity vulnerability in AppImage libappimage versions prior to 1.0.3, allowing an attacker to overwrite system-installed .desktop files. This can occur if a malicious .desktop file containing path components in its "Name" field is provided. The attack requires user interaction (UI:R) and has a high impact on integrity (I:H), but no impact on confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:appimage:libappimage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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