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TI-2020-14473 Aliases CVE-2020-23171GHSA-3phc-v747-949q

A vulnerability in all versions of Nim-lang allows unauthenticated attackers to write…

Priority LOW 26CWE-610Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

A vulnerability in all versions of Nim-lang allows unauthenticated attackers to write files to arbitrary directories via a crafted zip file with dot-slash characters included in the name of the crafted file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00656 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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:nim-lang:nim-lang:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerablenim-lang
  • cpe:2.3:a:nim-lang:nim-lang:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·nim-lang

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-23171
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3phc-v747-949q
  3. 2026-10-13 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Exploit 1

Sources

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