VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-24356

CVSS score6.4 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.35%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-10-02
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N

Description

`cloudflared` versions prior to 2020.8.1 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability on Windows systems. When run on a Windows system, `cloudflared` searches for configuration files which could be abused by a malicious entity to execute commands as a privileged user. Version 2020.8.1 fixes this issue.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-427

Primary references