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CVE-2020-14342

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4 EPSS 0.65%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-09-09 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2020-14342
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.4
EPSS
0.65%

Original NVD Description

It was found that cifs-utils' mount.cifs was invoking a shell when requesting the Samba password, which could be used to inject arbitrary commands. An attacker able to invoke mount.cifs with special permission, such as via sudo rules, could use this flaw to escalate their privileges.