curl 7.20.0 through 7.70.0 is vulnerable to improper restriction of names for files and other resources that can lead too overwriting a local file when the -J flag is used.

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Timeline

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1. Dec 14, 2020 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   curl 7.20.0 through 7.70.0 is vulnerable to improper restriction of names for files and other resources that can lead too overwriting a local file when the -J flag is used.

2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   curl 7.20.0 through 7.70.0 is vulnerable to improper restriction of names for files and other resources that can lead too overwriting a local file when the -J flag is used.

Affected

• cpe debian/debian linux10.0
• cpe fujitsu/m10-1 firmwareversion unspecified
• cpe fujitsu/m10-4 firmwareversion unspecified
• cpe fujitsu/m10-4s firmwareversion unspecified
• cpe fujitsu/m12-1 firmwareversion unspecified
• cpe fujitsu/m12-2 firmwareversion unspecified
• cpe fujitsu/m12-2s firmwareversion unspecified
• cpe haxx/curlversion unspecified

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2020-8177

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2020-8177

  30-day exploitation probability 1.3%

  first.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2020-8177

  curl 7.20.0 through 7.70.0 is vulnerable to improper restriction of names for files and other resources that can lead too overwriting a local file when the -J flag is used.

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Patch · cert-portal.siemens.com
• Vendor Advisory · curl.se
• Exploit · hackerone.com
• Third Party Advisory · debian.org
• Patch · oracle.com