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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-26131

Due to insufficient access restrictions in the default installation directory, an attacker can elevate privileges by replacing the OpenDHCPServer.exe (Regular) or the OpenDHCPLdap.exe (LDAP Based) binary.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.42%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.42%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Issues were discovered in Open DHCP Server (Regular) 1.75 and Open DHCP Server (LDAP Based) 0.1Beta. Due to insufficient access restrictions in the default installation directory, an attacker can elevate privileges by replacing the OpenDHCPServer.exe (Regular) or the OpenDHCPLdap.exe (LDAP Based) binary.

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
0.42% probability · 36th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-732
Affected
open dhcp server project/open dhcp server
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.