CVE-2020-36241 is a directory traversal vulnerability in gnome-autoar (versions through 0.2.4), affecting GNOME Shell, Nautilus, and other software, including Fedora. This flaw allows an attacker to extract files outside the intended directory due to a missing check for symlinked parent directories. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), it requires local access and low privileges, but could lead to high confidentiality impact (data disclosure). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-autoar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
34CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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