Vulnerability Report

CVE-2020-17365

Title: Privilege Escalation via Improper Directory Permissions

Privilege Escalation

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2020-17365.

CWE Category CWE-59
Published Date Sep 24, 2020
Modified Date Nov 21, 2024
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 7.8 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.02%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2020-17365: Improper directory permissions in the Hotspot Shield VPN client software for Windows 10.3.0 and earlier may allow an authorized user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. The vulnerability allows a local user to corrupt system files: a local user can create a specially crafted symbolic link to a critical file on the system and overwrite it with privileges of the application.

Impacted Vendors

A
anchorfree 1
P
pango 1

Reference Links

https://cymptom.com/cve-2020-17365-hotspot-shield-vpn-new-privilege-escalation-vulnerability/2020/10/ https://www.pango.co/sec31944/ https://cymptom.com/cve-2020-17365-hotspot-shield-vpn-new-privilege-escalation-vulnerability/2020/10/ https://www.pango.co/sec31944/
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.2
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2020-17365 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector LOCAL
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.