What is CVE-2020-8013?

CVE-2020-8013 is a low-severity vulnerability in openSUSE Leap, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 2.2/10. Published 2020-03-02.

How severe is CVE-2020-8013?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.2 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-8013 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in openSUSE Leap

CVE-2020-8013

A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in chkstat of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 set permissions intended for specific binaries on other binaries because it erroneously followed symlinks. The symlinks can't be controlled by attackers on default systems, so exploitation is difficult. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 permissions versions prior to 2015.09.28.1626-17.27.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 permissions versions prior to 20181116-9.23.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 permissions versions prior to 2013.1.7-0.6.12.1.

Published 2020-03-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.2 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (23.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-23.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 23.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

openSUSE Leap — versions 15.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 11, 12, 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 — versions permissions
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 — versions permissions
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 — versions permissions

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Live-Hack-CVE/CVE-2020-8013

References

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00010.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8013?: CVE-2020-8013 is a low-severity vulnerability in openSUSE Leap, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 2.2/10. Published 2020-03-02.
How severe is CVE-2020-8013?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-8013 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.