CVE-2020-8446

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Published Jan 30, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

In OSSEC-HIDS 2.7 through 3.5.0, the server component responsible for log analysis (ossec-analysisd) is vulnerable to path traversal (with write access) via crafted syscheck messages written directly to the analysisd UNIX domain socket by a local user.

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ossec:ossec:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-29312	In OSSEC-HIDS 2.7 through 3.5.0, the server component responsible for log analysis (ossec-analysisd) is vulnerable to path traversal (with write access) via crafted syscheck messages written directly to the analysisd UNIX domain socket by a local user.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.504% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/ossec/ossec-hids/issues/1813
https://github.com/ossec/ossec-hids/issues/1821
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-33
https://www.ossec.net/

History

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Ossec Ossec

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 9:56 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 30, 2020, 12:33 AM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 9:56 AM
Reserved: Jan 30, 2020, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:26 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 30, 2020, 1:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:26 AM

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