VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-15862

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.38%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-08-20
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

Net-SNMP through 5.8 has Improper Privilege Management because SNMP WRITE access to the EXTEND MIB provides the ability to run arbitrary commands as root.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-269

Primary references