CVE-2020-8032

MEDIUMNVD 6.76.7—

6.7

A Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in the packaging of cyrus-sasl of openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to escalate to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Factory cyrus-sasl version 2.1.27-4.2 and prior versions.

CVSS v3: 6.7
EG Score: 6.7(medium)
EPSS: 32.1%
KEV: Not listed

Published

February 25, 2021

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (2)

meissner@susehttps://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1180669
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1180669

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-377Insecure Temporary File

All Vendor Advisories

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Microsoft MSRCCVE-2020-80322021-03-04
Local privilege escalation to root due to insecure tmp file usage

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-8032?

CVE-2020-8032 is a medium vulnerability published on February 25, 2021. A Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in the packaging of cyrus-sasl of openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to escalate to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Factory cyrus-sasl version 2.1.27-4.2 and prior versions.

When was CVE-2020-8032 disclosed?

CVE-2020-8032 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 25, 2021, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2020-8032 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-8032 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 32.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-8032?

CVE-2020-8032 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.7 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2020-8032?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-8032, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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