SB2020092102 - Privilege escalation in Advantech WebAccess Node



SB2020092102 - Privilege escalation in Advantech WebAccess Node

Published: September 21, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020092102
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-16202)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected product has incorrect permissions set for resources used by specific services, which leads to code execution with system privileges.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.