CVE-2020-26131 Privilege escalation in n/a
An attacker can elevate privileges by replacing the server binary due to insufficient access restrictions in the default installation directory.
- 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-2020-26131?
CVE-2020-26131 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Oct 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Issues were discovered in Open DHCP Server (Regular) 1.75 and Open DHCP Server (LDAP Based) 0.1Beta. Due to insufficient access restrictions in the default installation directory, an attacker can elevate privileges by replacing the OpenDHCPServer.exe (Regular) or the OpenDHCPLdap.exe (LDAP Based) binary.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-26131?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Open Dhcp Server Project Open Dhcp Server.
How do I fix CVE-2020-26131?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-26131 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-26131 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-26131 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mrff-j2hx-cpjj.