VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-27225

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.34%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-03-09
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

In versions 4.18 and earlier of the Eclipse Platform, the Help Subsystem does not authenticate active help requests to the local help web server, allowing an unauthenticated local attacker to issue active help commands to the associated Eclipse Platform process or Eclipse Rich Client Platform process.

Weakness classification

  • emo@eclipse.org: CWE-306
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-306

Primary references