High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 3, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-29529
CVE-2020-29529
Description
HashiCorp go-slug up to 0.4.3 did not fully protect against directory traversal while unpacking tar archives, and protections could be bypassed with specific constructions of multiple symlinks. Fixed in 0.5.0.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/hashicorp/go-slugGo | < 0.5.0 | 0.5.0 |
Affected products
3- HashiCorp/go-slugdescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- github.com/hashicorp/go-slug/compare/v0.4.3...v0.5.0nvdPatchRelease NotesThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/hashicorp/go-slug/pull/12nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-262-zipslip-go-slugnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryADVISORY
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-2g5j-5x95-r6hrghsaADVISORY
- github.com/hashicorp/go-slug/releases/tag/v0.5.0nvdRelease NotesThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-29529ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/hashicorp/go-slug/commit/28cafc59c8da6126a3ae94dfa84181df4073454fghsaWEB
- github.com/hashicorp/go-slug/commit/764785bc4cbb9e600ad1cf1a6bd21b535c182983ghsaWEB
- pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2021-0094ghsaWEB
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