CVE-2020-6012 Path traversal in ZoneAlarm Anti-Ransomware
An unprivileged local attacker can escalate privileges by replacing report files in a low-privilege directory with malicious content or symbolic links.
- 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-2020-6012?
CVE-2020-6012 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in ZoneAlarm Anti-Ransomware, published on 4 Aug 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ZoneAlarm Anti-Ransomware before version 1.0.713 copies files for the report from a directory with low privileges. A sophisticated timed attacker can replace those files with malicious or linked content, such as exploiting CVE-2020-0896 on unpatched systems or using symbolic links. This allows an unprivileged user to enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6012?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Checkpoint Zonealarm Anti-Ransomware.
How do I fix CVE-2020-6012?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-6012 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-2020-6012 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6012 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g47j-994j-jc39.