Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2020-36241

autoar-extractor.c in GNOME gnome-autoar through 0.2.4, as used by GNOME Shell, Nautilus, and other software, allows Directory Traversal during extraction because it lacks a check of whether a file's parent is a symlink to a directory outside of the intended extraction location.

  • Published: Feb 5, 2021
  • Updated: Nov 16, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2020-36241
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5.5
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 2.1
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CWEs:

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Software From Fixed in
gnome / gnome-autoar - 0.2.4.x
fedoraproject / fedora 34 34.x