What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-27977?

CVE-2020-27977 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: 0.3%.

Capainstaller CVE-2020-27977

HIGH

2020-11-09 cve@mitre.org

Privilege Escalation Capainstaller

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

Nov 09, 2020 - 20:15 nvd

HIGH 7.8

DescriptionNVD

CapaSystems CapaInstaller before 6.0.101 does not properly assign, modify, or check privileges for an actor who attempts to edit registry values, allowing an attacker to escalate privileges.

AnalysisAI

CapaSystems CapaInstaller before 6.0.101 does not properly assign, modify, or check privileges for an actor who attempts to edit registry values, allowing an attacker to escalate privileges. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

CapaSystems CapaInstaller before 6.0.101 does not properly assign, modify, or check privileges for an actor who attempts to edit registry values, allowing an attacker to escalate privileges. Affected products include: Capasystems Capainstaller. Version information: before 6.0.101.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.