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CVE-2020-36639: AlliedModders AMX Mod X Console Command adminvote.sma cmdVoteMap path traversal

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-01-04 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

A vulnerability has been found in AlliedModders AMX Mod X on Windows and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function cmdVoteMap of the file plugins/adminvote.sma of the component Console Command Handler. The manipulation of the argument amx_votemap leads to path traversal. The patch is identified as a5f2b5539f6d61050b68df8b22ebb343a2862681. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-217354 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Affected products

• AlliedModders AMX Mod X: before 2020-05-28 — fixed in 2020-05-28

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: AlliedModders AMX Mod X 2020-05-28. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/alliedmodders/amxmodx/commit/a5f2b5539f6d61050b68df8b22ebb343a2862681
• https://github.com/alliedmodders/amxmodx/pull/823
• https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217354
• https://vuldb.com/?id.217354
• https://github.com/alliedmodders/amxmodx/commit/a5f2b5539f6d61050b68df8b22ebb343a2862681
• https://github.com/alliedmodders/amxmodx/pull/823
• https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217354
• https://vuldb.com/?id.217354

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