CVE-2020-10277

RVD#2562: Booting from a live image leads to exfiltration of sensible information and privilege escalation

Description

There is no mechanism in place to prevent a bad operator to boot from a live OS image, this can lead to extraction of sensible files (such as the shadow file) or privilege escalation by manually adding a new user with sudo privileges on the machine.

Category

6.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: Mobile Industrial Robots A/S MiR100
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/aliasrobotics/RVD/issues/2562 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-10277?
CVE-2020-10277 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-10277?
To fix CVE-2020-10277, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-10277 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-10277 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-10277?
CVE-2020-10277 affects Mobile Industrial Robots A/S MiR100.
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