CVE-2020-28046
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CVE-2020-28046 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in ProlinOS through 2.4.161.8859R. An attacker with local code execution privileges as a normal user (MAINAPP) can escalate to root privileges by exploiting the setuid installation of the xtables-multi binary and leveraging the ip6tables --modprobe switch.. EPSS estimates a 0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An issue was discovered in ProlinOS through 2.4.161.8859R. An attacker with local code execution privileges as a normal user (MAINAPP) can escalate to root privileges by exploiting the setuid installation of the xtables-multi binary and leveraging the ip6tables --modprobe switch.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Pax | Prolinos | <= 2.4.161.8859r |
References
- https://git.lsd.cat/g/pax-pwnExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.lsd.cat/g/pax-pwnExploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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