Privilege escalation in Pritunl Pritunl-Client-Electron
CVE-2020-27519
Pritunl Client v1.2.2550.20 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the pritunl-service component. The attack vector is: malicious openvpn config. A local attacker could leverage the log and log-append along with log injection to create or append to privileged script files and execute code as root/SYSTEM.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.003 (27.4th 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
- Pritunl Pritunl-client-electron — versions 1.2.2550.20
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-27519?
- CVE-2020-27519 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pritunl Pritunl-Client-Electron, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-04-30.
- How severe is CVE-2020-27519?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.