CVE-2018-20131: CODE42

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Code42 app before 6.8.4, as used in Code42 for Enterprise, on Linux installs with overly permissive permissions on the /usr/local/crashplan/log directory. This allows a user to manipulate symbolic links to escalate privileges, or show the contents of sensitive files that a regular user would not have access to.

Affected products

• CODE42 CODE42: before 6.8.4 (fixed in 6.8.4)

Published 2019-01-03. Last modified 2026-06-17.