CVE-2020-25031

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

checkinstall 1.6.2, when used to create a package that contains a symlink, may trigger the creation of a mode 0777 executable file.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-59

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Aug 31, 2020
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2020-25031: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix