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TI-2020-15293 Aliases CVE-2020-25031GHSA-3qwr-jvvx-5665

checkinstall 1.6.2, when used to create a package that contains a symlink, may trigger…

Priority LOW 35CWE-59Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

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

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00565 47th 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:canonical:checkinstall:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.2VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:canonical:checkinstall:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.2 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-25031
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3qwr-jvvx-5665

References

Exploit 1

Sources

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