High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 1, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-7666
CVE-2020-7666
Description
This affects all versions of package github.com/u-root/u-root/pkg/cpio. It is vulnerable to leading, non-leading relative path traversal attacks and symlink based (relative and absolute) path traversal attacks in cpio file extraction.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/u-root/u-root/pkg/cpioGo | <= 7.0.0 | — |
Affected products
2- u-root/cpiodescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- github.com/u-root/u-root/pull/1817nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMUROOTUROOTPKGCPIO-570440nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-mq35-x99r-54fcghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7666ghsaADVISORY
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