Vulnerability in Netapp Cloud_backup
CVE-2020-15861
Net-SNMP through 5.7.3 allows Escalation of Privileges because of UNIX symbolic link (symlink) following.
EPSS: 0.005 (36.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Netapp Cloud_backup
- Netapp Smi-s_provider
- Netapp Solidfire_\&_hci_management_node
- Net-snmp
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 16.04
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-15861?
- CVE-2020-15861 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netapp Cloud_backup, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-08-20.
- How severe is CVE-2020-15861?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-15861 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.