CVE-2020-25266

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 2, 2020 at 04:47 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:06 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAppimaged

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

AppImage appimaged before 1.0.3 does not properly check whether a downloaded file is a valid appimage. For example, it will accept a crafted mp3 file that contains an appimage, and install it.

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 yet

No 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
https://github.com/refi64/CVE-2020-25265-25266

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-494

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