CVE-2020-26279 describes a path traversal vulnerability in go-ipfs, an open-source Golang implementation of IPFS, affecting versions prior to 0.8.0-rc1. This flaw allows an attacker to overwrite or write files to incorrect directories when retrieving specially crafted Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAGs) containing relative paths. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (High), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity and no user interaction, potentially leading to high integrity and availability impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:protocol:go-ipfs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
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