VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-13536

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.55%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-11-05
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

An exploitable local privilege elevation vulnerability exists in the file system permissions of Moxa MXView series 3.1.8 installation. Depending on the vector chosen, an attacker can either add code to a script or replace a binary. By default MXViewService, which starts as a NT SYSTEM authority user executes a series of Node.Js scripts to start additional application functionality.

Weakness classification

  • talos-cna@cisco.com: CWE-276
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-276

Primary references