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    CVE-2020-36657

    uptimed before 0.4.6-r1 on Gentoo allows local users (with access to the uptimed user account) to gain root privileges by creating a hard link within the /var/spool/uptimed directory, because there is an unsafe chown -R call.

    Published:Jan 25, 2023
    Last Modified:Apr 1, 2025
    EPS:Jan 25, 2023
    EPSS Score:0.00043
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Uptimed Project
    Product
    Uptimed

    Exploits

    https://bugs.gentoo.org/630810https://bugs.gentoo.org/630810

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High