CVE-2020-25265
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 2, 2020 at 04:45 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:06 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLibappimage
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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
AppImage libappimage before 1.0.3 allows attackers to trigger an overwrite of a system-installed .desktop file by providing a .desktop file that contains Name= with path components.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 1.0.3
Affected range stops below 1.0.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (1)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/refi64/CVE-2020-25265-25266CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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