CVE-2020-36162 Path traversal in n/a
A low-privileged user can exploit a path traversal in the OpenSSL configuration loading to execute arbitrary code and gain administrator access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-36162?
CVE-2020-36162 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Jan 2021. 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 Veritas CloudPoint before 8.3.0.1+hotfix. The CloudPoint Windows Agent leverages OpenSSL. This OpenSSL library attempts to load the \usr\local\ssl\openssl.cnf configuration file, which does not exist. By default, on Windows systems users can create directories under <drive>:\. A low privileged user can create a <drive>:\usr\local\ssl\openssl.cnf configuration file to load a malicious OpenSSL engine, which may result in arbitrary code execution. This would give the attacker administrator access on the system, allowing the attacker (by default) to access all data, access all installed applications, etc.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36162?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Veritas Cloudpoint, Veritas Netbackup Cloudpoint.
How do I fix CVE-2020-36162?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36162 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2020-36162 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36162 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8wv9-vqfr-6hg4.