CVE-2020-10072 Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges in zephyr
Attackers can exploit improper permission handling in Zephyr RTOS to escalate privileges within the embedded system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-10072?
CVE-2020-10072 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zephyrproject Zephyr, published on 24 May 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges in zephyr. Zephyr versions >= v1.14.2, >= v2.2.0 contain Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges (CWE-280). For more information, see https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/security/advisories/GHSA-vf79-hqwm-w4xc
Weakness: CWE-280
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-10072?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Zephyrproject Zephyr.
How do I fix CVE-2020-10072?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-10072 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-10072 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10072 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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