CVE-2020-28407

swtpm: symlink issue may lead to privilege escalation

Published Nov 3, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In swtpm before 0.4.2 and 0.5.x before 0.5.1, a local attacker may be able to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack against a temporary file such as TMP2-00.permall.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-20866 In swtpm before 0.4.2 and 0.5.x before 0.5.1, a local attacker may be able to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack against a temporary file such as TMP2-00.permall.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 12, 2024, 7:34 PM
Reserved
Nov 10, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 3, 2023, 4:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:10 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Nov 14, 2020, 12:00 AM