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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-35460

common/InputStreamHelper.java in Packwood MPXJ before 8.3.5 allows directory traversal in the zip stream handler flow, leading to the writing of files to arbitrary locations.

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1 Nov 2026, 09:29 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2020-35460

core-osv · Original source

Published 14 Dec 2020, 23:15 UTC

common/InputStreamHelper.java in Packwood MPXJ before 8.3.5 allows directory traversal in the zip stream handler flow, leading to the writing of files to arbitrary locations.

osv:CVE-2020-35460
Complete source record
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