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CVE-2020-24654

LowCVSS 3.3 / 10
Published Sep 2, 2020·Last modified Apr 16, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

In KDE Ark before 20.08.1, a crafted TAR archive with symlinks can install files outside the extraction directory, as demonstrated by a write operation to a user's home directory.

Risk Scores
Base Score
3.3

The vulnerability requires local access to the device to be exploited. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. The attacker needs the user to perform some action, like clicking a link. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a low impact on the integrity of the data.

Threat Intelligence
3.1

Limited exploitation activity has been observed. Close monitoring and planned remediation are recommended.

EPSS
1.50%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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