What is CVE-2020-26131?

CVE-2020-26131 is a high-severity vulnerability in Open Dhcp Server Project, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-10-28.

How severe is CVE-2020-26131?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Open Dhcp Server Project

CVE-2020-26131

Issues were discovered in Open DHCP Server (Regular) 1.75 and Open DHCP Server (LDAP Based) 0.1Beta. Due to insufficient access restrictions in the default installation directory, an attacker can elevate privileges by replacing the OpenDHCPServer.exe (Regular) or the OpenDHCPLdap.exe (LDAP Based) binary.

EPSS: 0.004 (34.7th 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

Open_dhcp_server_project Open_dhcp_server — versions 0.1, 1.75
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-26131?: CVE-2020-26131 is a high-severity vulnerability in Open Dhcp Server Project, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-10-28.
How severe is CVE-2020-26131?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.