CVE-2020-15349 Privilege escalation in n/a
A local attacker can exploit the privileged helper tool's XPC interface to perform file operations as root, leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-15349?
CVE-2020-15349 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Nov 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
BinaryNights ForkLift 3.x before 3.4 has a local privilege escalation vulnerability because the privileged helper tool implements an XPC interface that allows file operations to any process (copy, move, delete) as root and changing permissions.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-15349?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Binarynights Forklift.
How do I fix CVE-2020-15349?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-15349 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-15349 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-15349 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9f4c-6r28-3vgp.