Privilege escalation in Z-Cron
CVE-2020-11799
Z-Cron 5.6 Build 04 allows an unprivileged attacker to elevate privileges by modifying a privileged user's task. This can also affect all users who are signed in on the system if a shell is placed in a location that other unprivileged users have access to.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.012 (64.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Z-cron — versions 5.6
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-11799?
- CVE-2020-11799 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Z-Cron, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-04-15.
- How severe is CVE-2020-11799?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.