VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-21583
An issue was discovered in hwclock.13-v2.27 allows attackers to gain escalated privlidges or execute arbitrary commands via the path parameter when setting the date.
MEDIUM 6.7EPSS 0.55%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.55%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
An issue was discovered in hwclock.13-v2.27 allows attackers to gain escalated privlidges or execute arbitrary commands via the path parameter when setting the date.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.55% probability · 46th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- kernel/util-linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=786804Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132061/hwclock-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=786804Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132061/hwclock-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241220-0006/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.