CVE-2020-8022 describes an Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in the packaging of Tomcat on various SUSE Linux Enterprise and SUSE OpenStack Cloud products. This flaw allows a local attacker, already part of the 'tomcat' group, to escalate their privileges to root. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires low privileges, enabling high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 8.0.53-29.32.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 9.0.35-3.39.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 9.0.35-3.57.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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