{"id":"CVE-2020-2944","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-2944","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T06:34:15.674Z","title":"Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Common Desktop Environment).","description":"Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Common Desktop Environment). Supported versions that are affected are 10 and 11. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Solaris executes to compromise Oracle Solaris. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Solaris, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Solaris. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).","published":"2020-04-15T14:15:37.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:13:19.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secalert_us@oracle.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-120"],"affected":["oracle/solaris"],"epss":{"score":0.01802,"percentile":0.78398,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2020-04-21","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":48359,"kind":"exploit","title":"Oracle Solaris Common Desktop Environment 1.6 - Local Privilege Escalation","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48359","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/solaris/local/48359.c","file":"exploits/solaris/local/48359.c","published":"2020-04-21","added":"2020-04-21","updated":"2020-04-21","author":"Marco Ivaldi","type":"local","platform":"solaris","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2020-2944"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 1.8%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157280/Common-Desktop-Environment-1.6-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secalert_us@oracle.com"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Apr/25","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert_us@oracle.com"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/15/3","tags":["Exploit","Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert_us@oracle.com"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secalert_us@oracle.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157280/Common-Desktop-Environment-1.6-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Apr/25","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/15/3","tags":["Exploit","Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2944","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}