CVE-2020-15824 Privilege escalation in n/a
A local attacker can escalate privileges by exploiting shared script caches in the system temp directory within the Kotlin compiler.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-15824?
CVE-2020-15824 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Policy, published on 8 Aug 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In JetBrains Kotlin from 1.4-M1 to 1.4-RC (as Kotlin 1.3.7x is not affected by the issue. Fixed version is 1.4.0) there is a script-cache privilege escalation vulnerability due to kotlin-main-kts cached scripts in the system temp directory, which is shared by all users by default.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-15824?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Jetbrains Kotlin, Oracle Banking Extensibility Workbench, Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Policy.
How do I fix CVE-2020-15824?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-15824 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-15824 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-15824 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Policy
- CVE-2019-10101 Other in n/a
- CVE-2019-10102 Supply chain in n/a
- CVE-2019-10103 Other in n/a
- CVE-2026-53914 JetBrains Kotlin: Unsafe Deserialization in Kotlin Build Cache Enables Code Execution
- CVE-2022-24329 Improper Locking in JetBrains Kotlin
All Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Policy vulnerabilities
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vhcp-vwq7-69fw, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15824.