CVE-2020-27187

Published Oct 26, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in KDE Partition Manager 4.1.0 before 4.2.0. The kpmcore_externalcommand helper contains a logic flaw in which the service invoking D-Bus is not properly checked. An attacker on the local machine can replace /etc/fstab, and execute mount and other partitioning related commands, while KDE Partition Manager is running. the mount command can then be used to gain full root privileges.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-19710 An issue was discovered in KDE Partition Manager 4.1.0 before 4.2.0. The kpmcore_externalcommand helper contains a logic flaw in which the service invoking D-Bus is not properly checked. An attacker on the local machine can replace /etc/fstab, and execute mount and other partitioning related commands, while KDE Partition Manager is running. the mount command can then be used to gain full root privileges.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 4:11 PM
Reserved
Oct 16, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 26, 2020, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:08 AM