# CVE-2020-35364: Privilege escalation in n/a

> A non-admin user can escalate privileges by injecting code into a process and waiting for a service restart or reboot in Huorong Internet Security.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Dec 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6343-5v5c-grr3

## What is CVE-2020-35364?

CVE-2020-35364 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Dec 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Beijing Huorong Internet Security 5.0.55.2 allows a non-admin user to escalate privileges by injecting code into a process, and then waiting for a Huorong services restart or a system reboot.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-35364?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Huorong Internet Security.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-35364?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-35364 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-35364 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-35364 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-35364 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-35364 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Dec 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-35364 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35364/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35364/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-35364
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35364
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-35364

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