CVE-2020-27985

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Published Nov 23, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Security Onion v2 prior to 2.3.10 has an incorrect sudo configuration, which allows the administrative user to obtain root access without using the sudo password by editing and executing /home/<user>/SecurityOnion/setup/so-setup.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:securityonionsolutions:security_onion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-20477	Security Onion v2 prior to 2.3.10 has an incorrect sudo configuration, which allows the administrative user to obtain root access without using the sudo password by editing and executing /home/<user>/SecurityOnion/setup/so-setup.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.530% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/securityonion/commit/b14670030349a2747a00ace665568ab5f51ac47b
https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/securityonion/releases
https://s1gh.sh/cve-2020-27985-security-onion-local-privilege-escalation/

History

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Subscriptions

Securityonionsolutions Security Onion

Weaknesses

CWE-306

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 4:25 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 23, 2020, 1:46 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 4:25 PM
Reserved: Oct 28, 2020, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:09 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 23, 2020, 2:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:09 AM

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