Privilege escalation in Jetbrains Kotlin

CVE-2020-15824

In JetBrains Kotlin from 1.4-M1 to 1.4-RC (as Kotlin 1.3.7x is not affected by the issue. Fixed version is 1.4.0) there is a script-cache privilege escalation vulnerability due to kotlin-main-kts cached scripts in the system temp directory…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.018 (76.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-15824?
CVE-2020-15824 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jetbrains Kotlin, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-08-08.
How severe is CVE-2020-15824?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.