CVE-2020-28046 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate to root privileges by exploiting the setuid xtables-multi binary and ip6tables modprobe switch in ProlinOS.
- 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-2020-28046?
CVE-2020-28046 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Nov 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in ProlinOS through 2.4.161.8859R. An attacker with local code execution privileges as a normal user (MAINAPP) can escalate to root privileges by exploiting the setuid installation of the xtables-multi binary and leveraging the ip6tables --modprobe switch.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-28046?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pax Prolinos.
How do I fix CVE-2020-28046?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-28046 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-28046 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-28046 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2cg6-qwvv-86qv.