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TI-2020-08755 Aliases CVE-2020-10870GHSA-2jv4-vc4g-7mp7

Zim through 0.72.1 creates temporary directories with predictable names.

Priority LOW 25CWE-330Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Zim through 0.72.1 creates temporary directories with predictable names. A malicious user could predict and create Zim's temporary directories and prevent other users from being able to start Zim, resulting in a denial of service.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00327 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:zim-wiki:zim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.72.1VulnerableZim-wiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:zim-wiki:zim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.72.1 Vulnerable ·Zim-wiki

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-10870
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2jv4-vc4g-7mp7

References

Advisory 1

Sources

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