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CVE-2020-15703

MEDIUM · CVSS 4 EPSS 0.49%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-10-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.0. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2020-15703
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4
EPSS
0.49%

Original NVD Description

There is no input validation on the Locale property in an apt transaction. An unprivileged user can supply a full path to a writable directory, which lets aptd read a file as root. Having a symlink in place results in an error message if the file exists, and no error otherwise. This way an unprivileged user can check for the existence of any files on the system as root.