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CVE-2018-20990

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 1.68%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2019-08-26 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2018-20990
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
1.68%

Original NVD Description

An issue was discovered in the tar crate before 0.4.16 for Rust. Arbitrary file overwrite can occur via a symlink or hardlink in a TAR archive.

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