VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2020-27985
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.53%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-11-23
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
Security Onion v2 prior to 2.3.10 has an incorrect sudo configuration, which allows the administrative user to obtain root access without using the sudo password by editing and executing /home/<user>/SecurityOnion/setup/so-setup.
Weakness classification
- CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory