Vulnerability · Published Apr 8, 2020 · Assigned by palo_alto
CVE-2020-1984Secdo: Privilege escalation via hardcoded script path
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Secdo from Secdo. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 24% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 75.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Secdo tries to execute a script at a hardcoded path if present, which allows a local authenticated user with 'create folders or append data' access to the root of the OS disk (C:\) to gain system privileges if the path does not already exist or is writable. This issue affects all versions of Secdo for Windows.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-73 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1984 x_refsource_MISC