VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-36657

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.41%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-01-26
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

uptimed before 0.4.6-r1 on Gentoo allows local users (with access to the uptimed user account) to gain root privileges by creating a hard link within the /var/spool/uptimed directory, because there is an unsafe chown -R call.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Primary references