CVE-2020-9355

Description

danfruehauf NetworkManager-ssh before 1.2.11 allows privilege escalation because extra options are mishandled.

9.8

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.53%

Vendor Advisory debian.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://github.com/danfruehauf/NetworkManager-ssh/pull/98	third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1803499	third party advisory issue tracking permissions required
https://github.com/danfruehauf/NetworkManager-ssh/releases/tag/1.2.11	third party advisory release notes
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4637	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-9355?: CVE-2020-9355 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-9355?: To fix CVE-2020-9355, 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-2020-9355 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-9355 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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