Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in NetworkManager-ssh - CVE-2020-9355
Published: March 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25982
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9355
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Dan Fruehauf
Affected software:
NetworkManager-ssh
NetworkManager-ssh
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of certain options. A local user with privileges to modify a connection can take advantage of this flaw to execute arbitrary commands as root.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-9355
Install updates from vendor's website.