Vulnerability · Published Jun 29, 2020 · Assigned by suse

CVE-2020-8014kopano-python-services: Local privilege escalation from kopano to root in kopano-spamd subpackage

High 7.7

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in openSUSE Leap 15.1 from openSUSE. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 43% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.7High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 57.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of kopano-spamd of openSUSE Leap 15.1, openSUSE Tumbleweed allowed local attackers with the privileges of the kopano user to escalate to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Leap 15.1 kopano-spamd versions prior to 10.0.5-lp151.4.1. openSUSE Tumbleweed kopano-spamd versions prior to 10.0.5-1.1.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
openSUSE openSUSE Leap 15.1 kopano-spamd – before 10.0.5-lp151.4.1
openSUSE openSUSE Tumbleweed kopano-spamd – before 10.0.5-1.1

Weakness: CWE-61 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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