VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-16122

CVSS score8.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.34%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-11-07
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

PackageKit's apt backend mistakenly treated all local debs as trusted. The apt security model is based on repository trust and not on the contents of individual files. On sites with configured PolicyKit rules this may allow users to install malicious packages.

Weakness classification

  • security@ubuntu.com: CWE-269
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-345

Primary references