Vulnerability in Softaculous
CVE-2020-26886
Softaculous before 5.5.7 is affected by a code execution vulnerability because of External Initialization of Trusted Variables or Data Stores. This leads to privilege escalation on the local host.
Vulnerability class: Dirty Pipe (CVE-2022-0847)
EPSS: 0.006 (46.4th 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
- Softaculous
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-26886?
- CVE-2020-26886 is a high-severity vulnerability in Softaculous, classified under Improper Initialization. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-03-18.
- How severe is CVE-2020-26886?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.