CVE-2020-8018 is an Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability affecting specific SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 images (SLES15-SP1-CHOST-BYOS and SLES15-SP1-CAP-Deployment-BYOS). It allows local attackers with UID 1000 to escalate privileges to root due to incorrect ownership of the /etc directory. Rated 7.8 HIGH on CVSS, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:15:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.