Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 10, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-23171
CVE-2020-23171
Description
A vulnerability in all versions of Nim-lang allows unauthenticated attackers to write files to arbitrary directories via a crafted zip file with dot-slash characters included in the name of the crafted file.
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Affected products
4- Nim-lang/Nim-langdescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- github.com/nim-lang/zip/issues/54nvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
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