CVE-2020-5253

Privilege escalation in NetHack

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Published Mar 10, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 3.9 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

NetHack before version 3.6.0 allowed malicious use of escaping of characters in the configuration file (usually .nethackrc) which could be exploited. This bug is patched in NetHack 3.6.0.

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

NetHack

NetHack

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`< 3.6.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:nethack:nethack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-26463	NetHack before version 3.6.0 allowed malicious use of escaping of characters in the configuration file (usually .nethackrc) which could be exploited. This bug is patched in NetHack 3.6.0.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.543% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/commits/612755bfb5c412079795c68ba392df5d93874ed8
https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/security/advisories/GHSA-2c7p-3fj4-223m

History

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Subscriptions

Nethack Nethack

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 8:22 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published: Mar 10, 2020, 4:35 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 8:22 AM
Reserved: Jan 2, 2020, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:21 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 10, 2020, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:21 AM

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