What is CVE-2020-15167?

CVE-2020-15167 is a high-severity vulnerability in Johnkerl Miller, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2020-09-02.

How severe is CVE-2020-15167?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-15167 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Johnkerl Miller

CVE-2020-15167

In Miller (command line utility) using the configuration file support introduced in version 5.9.0, it is possible for an attacker to cause Miller to run arbitrary code by placing a malicious `.mlrrc` file in the working directory. See linked GitHub Security Advisory for complete details. A fix is ready and will be released as Miller 5.9.1.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.004 (35.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Johnkerl Miller — versions = 5.9.0, 5.9.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

404notf0und/CVE-Flow

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-15167?: CVE-2020-15167 is a high-severity vulnerability in Johnkerl Miller, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2020-09-02.
How severe is CVE-2020-15167?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-15167 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.