Privilege escalation in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
CVE-2020-25720
A vulnerability was found in Samba where a delegated administrator with permission to create objects in Active Directory can write to all attributes of the newly created object, including security-sensitive attributes, even after the object's creation. This issue occurs because the administrator owns the object due to the lack of an Access Control List (ACL) at the time of creation and later being recognized as the 'creator owner.' The retained significant rights of the delegated administrator may not be well understood, potentially leading to unintended privilege escalation or security risks.
EPSS: 0.005 (39.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-25720?
- CVE-2020-25720 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-11-17.
- How severe is CVE-2020-25720?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.