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CVE-2020-21365

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2022-08-15
  • WeaknessCWE-22

Am I affected?

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Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in wkhtmltopdf through 0.12.5 allows remote attackers to read local files and disclose sensitive information via a crafted html file running with the default configurations.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-08-1520:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Wkhtmltopdf
BranchAffectedFixed in
0.12≤ 0.12.5no fix published
Debian debian linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
10.0= 10.0no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • wkhtmltopdfUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 0.12.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • wkhtmltopdfUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 0.12.2.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • wkhtmltopdfUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 0.9.9-4ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • wkhtmltopdfUbuntu:20.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 0.12.5-1ubuntu0.1
  • wkhtmltopdfMageia:8all versions · fixed in 0.12.5-4.1.mga8
  • wkhtmltopdfDebian:12all versions · fixed in 0.12.6-1
  • wkhtmltopdfDebian:10all versions · fixed in 0.12.5-1+deb10u1

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2020-21365 Red Hat Product Security

    wkhtmltopdf: same origin policy allows local files to be read by default

Full record on NVD

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

read 2026-11-01 01:02 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2022-08-15
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-36cg-hvm7-mhwp

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-21365?

Directory traversal vulnerability in wkhtmltopdf through 0.12.5 allows remote attackers to read local files and disclose sensitive information via a crafted html file running with the default configurations.

Is CVE-2020-21365 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-21365 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.3% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-21365?

CVE-2020-21365 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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