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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-36565

Due to improper sanitization of user input on Windows, the static file handler allows for directory traversal, allowing an attacker to read files outside of the target directory that the server has permission to read.

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31 Oct 2026, 11:29 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2020-36565

core-osv · Original source

Published 7 Dec 2022, 17:15 UTC

Due to improper sanitization of user input on Windows, the static file handler allows for directory traversal, allowing an attacker to read files outside of the target directory that the server has permission to read.

osv:CVE-2020-36565
Complete source record
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