What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-24331?

CVE-2020-24331 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.5%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2020-24331?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2020-24331. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.5%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-24331?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2020-24331. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Trousers CVE-2020-24331

HIGH

Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269)

2020-08-13 cve@mitre.org

Privilege Escalation Trousers Fedora

7.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.8 HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Aug 13, 2020 - 17:15 nvd

HIGH 7.8

DescriptionNVD

An issue was discovered in TrouSerS through 0.3.14. If the tcsd daemon is started with root privileges, the tss user still has read and write access to the /etc/tcsd.conf file (which contains various settings related to this daemon).

AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered in TrouSerS through 0.3.14. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269), which allows attackers to escalate privileges to gain unauthorized elevated access. An issue was discovered in TrouSerS through 0.3.14. If the tcsd daemon is started with root privileges, the tss user still has read and write access to the /etc/tcsd.conf file (which contains various settings related to this daemon). Affected products include: Trousers Project Trousers, Fedoraproject Fedora. Version information: through 0.3.14..

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply principle of least privilege, validate privilege transitions, implement proper role separation.