Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2020-15861
Net-SNMP through 5.7.3 allows Escalation of Privileges because of UNIX symbolic link (symlink) following.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
7.8
HIGH
Exploitability:1.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:0.46%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-59 ↗CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| net-snmp | net-snmp | all |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 20.04 |
| netapp | cloud_backup | all |
| netapp | smi-s_provider | all |
| netapp | solidfire_\&_hci_management_node | all |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
0.459%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2020-07-20T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2020-08-19T18:28:30 |
| Patch Date | 2020-07-31 |
| Last Updated | 2025-12-03T18:23:52 |
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