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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-12265 · published 26 April 2020

CVE-2020-12265: Decompress project decompress path traversal vulnerability

Decompress Project · Decompress

The decompress package before 4.2.1 for Node.js is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Write via ../ in an archive member, when a symlink is used, because of Directory Traversal.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 2.1% · top 18.9% CWE-22 · Path traversalCWE-59 · Link following
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 7.5
2.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The decompress package before 4.2.1 for Node.js is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Write via ../ in an archive member, when a symlink is used, because of Directory Traversal.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/kevva/decompress/issues/71 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/kevva/decompress/pull/73 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1217 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/kevva/decompress/issues/71 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/kevva/decompress/pull/73 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1217 Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-12265), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.