What is CVE-2020-17381?

CVE-2020-17381 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ghisler Total Commander, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2020-10-21.

How severe is CVE-2020-17381?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ghisler Total Commander

CVE-2020-17381

An issue was discovered in Ghisler Total Commander 9.51. Due to insufficient access restrictions in the default installation directory, an attacker can elevate privileges by replacing the %SYSTEMDRIVE%\totalcmd\TOTALCMD64.EXE binary.

EPSS: 0.004 (32.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ghisler Total_commander — versions 9.51
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-17381?: CVE-2020-17381 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ghisler Total Commander, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2020-10-21.
How severe is CVE-2020-17381?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.