CVE-2020-12265
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 26, 2020 at 04:46 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:51 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDecompress
Using N/A by N/A?
Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect N/A - before attackers find them.
Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
The decompress package before 4.2.1 for Node.js is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Write via ../ in an archive member, when a symlink is used, because of Directory Traversal.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 4.2.1
Affected range stops below 4.2.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/kevva/decompress/issues/71x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/kevva/decompress/pull/73CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22CWE-59
Get alerted
Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack
Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.
Free plan, no card