VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-15861
Net-SNMP through 5.7.3 allows Escalation of Privileges because of UNIX symbolic link (symlink) following.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.46%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.46%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Net-SNMP through 5.7.3 allows Escalation of Privileges because of UNIX symbolic link (symlink) following.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.46% probability · 39th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- net-snmp/net-snmp · canonical/ubuntu linux · netapp/cloud backup · netapp/smi-s provider · netapp/solidfire \& hci management node
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=966599Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/net-snmp/net-snmp/commit/4fd9a450444a434a993bc72f7c3486ccce41f602Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/net-snmp/net-snmp/issues/145Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-12Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200904-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4471-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=966599Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/net-snmp/net-snmp/commit/4fd9a450444a434a993bc72f7c3486ccce41f602Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/net-snmp/net-snmp/issues/145Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-12Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200904-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4471-1/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.