VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-16262
Winston 1.5.4 devices have a local www-data user that is overly permissioned, resulting in root privilege escalation.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.43%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Winston 1.5.4 devices have a local www-data user that is overly permissioned, resulting in root privilege escalation.
- 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
- 0.43% probability · 37th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- winstonprivacy/winston firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://labs.bishopfox.com/advisories/winston-privacy-version-1.5.4Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://winstonprivacy.com/Product
- https://labs.bishopfox.com/advisories/winston-privacy-version-1.5.4Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://winstonprivacy.com/Product
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.