VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-20052
The user running the main CCE firmware has NOPASSWD sudo privileges to several utilities that could be used to escalate privileges to root.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.38%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.38%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered on Cerner Connectivity Engine (CCE) 4 devices. The user running the main CCE firmware has NOPASSWD sudo privileges to several utilities that could be used to escalate privileges to root. One example is the "sudo ln -s /tmp/script /etc/cron.hourly/script" command.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.38% probability · 31th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-1188
- Affected
- cerner/connectivity engine 4 firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://www.securifera.com/advisories/cve-2018-20052-20053/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.securifera.com/advisories/cve-2018-20052-20053/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.