Vulnerability in Osquery
CVE-2020-11081
osquery before version 4.4.0 enables a privilege escalation vulnerability. If a Window system is configured with a PATH that contains a user-writable directory then a local user may write a zlib1.dll DLL, which osquery will attempt to load…
EPSS: 0.001 (16.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Osquery — versions < 4.4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/osquery/osquery/security/advisories/GHSA-2xwp-8fv7-c5pm (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- github.com/osquery/osquery/issues/6426 (x_refsource_MISC)
- github.com/osquery/osquery/pull/6433 (x_refsource_MISC)
- github.com/osquery/osquery/commit/4d4957f12a6aa0becc9d01d9f97061e1e3d809c5 (x_refsource_MISC)
- github.com/osquery/osquery/releases/tag/4.4.0 (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-11081?
- CVE-2020-11081 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Osquery, classified under Process Control. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-07-10.
- How severe is CVE-2020-11081?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-11081 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.