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CVE-2020-28949

Archive_Tar through 1.4.10 has :// filename sanitization only to address phar attacks, and thus any other stream-wrapper attack (such as file:// to overwrite files) can still succeed.

CVSS 7.8 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.6/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 7.8: +1.17
  • Fresh EPSS: 84.55%: +0.42

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 3 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

The Hacker News
Press · 29 Aug 2022, 07:00 · CISA Adds 10 New Known Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities to its Catalog - The Hacker News
SecurityWeek
Press · 26 Aug 2022, 07:00 · CISA: Vulnerability in ​​Delta Electronics ICS Software Exploited in Attacks - SecurityWeek
BleepingComputer
Press · 27 Nov 2020, 08:00 · Drupal issues emergency fix for critical bug with known exploits - BleepingComputer

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.6 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

1

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

See 1 repos with metrics
RepositoryStarsForksLanguageUpdated
JinHao-L/PoC-for-CVE-2020-28948-CVE-2020-2894901PHP17 Oct 2022, 13:56
Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 7.8; EPSS 84.6%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
local access, no prior privileges, user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:58:17.488851+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
Published
19 Nov 2020, 18:14
First press mention
27 Nov 2020, 08:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
25 Aug 2022, 00:00
Latest press mention
29 Aug 2022, 07:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:58
PoCs on GitHub
1 repositories