CVE-2020-26947 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published 10 Oct 2020 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Local attackers can gain privileges by placing a malicious library in the current working directory due to insecure RPATH settings in Monero GUI.

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-2020-26947?

CVE-2020-26947 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Oct 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

monero-wallet-gui in Monero GUI before 0.17.1.0 includes the . directory in an embedded RPATH (with a preference ahead of /usr/lib), which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse library in the current working directory.

Weakness: CWE-427

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-26947?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Getmonero Monero.

How do I fix CVE-2020-26947?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-26947 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-26947 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-26947 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-84vm-7xwp-67qq.