CVE-2020-15167 describes a critical arbitrary code execution vulnerability in the Miller command-line utility, versions 5.9.0 and later. An attacker can exploit this by placing a malicious .mlrrc configuration file in the working directory, tricking Miller into executing arbitrary code when launched. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 8.6 (High), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, but leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, a fix is available in Miller version 5.9.1.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:johnkerl:miller:5.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
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