What is CVE-2020-8021?

CVE-2020-8021 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian_linux, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-05-19.

How severe is CVE-2020-8021?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Debian Debian_linux

CVE-2020-8021

a Improper Access Control vulnerability in of Open Build Service allows remote attackers to read files of an OBS package where the sourceaccess/access is disabled This issue affects: Open Build Service versions prior to 2.10.5.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.013 (66.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0
Opensuse Open Build Service — versions Open Build Service
Opensuse Open_build_service

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

meissner@suse.de (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
meissner@suse.de (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8021?: CVE-2020-8021 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian_linux, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-05-19.
How severe is CVE-2020-8021?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.