CVE-2020-10277
RVD#2562: Booting from a live image leads to exfiltration of sensible information and privilege escalation
6.4CVSSMEDIUM
Description
There is no mechanism in place to prevent a bad operator to boot from a live OS image, this can lead to extraction of sensible files (such as the shadow file) or privilege escalation by manually adding a new user with sudo privileges on the machine.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:PAttack VectorPhysical
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:LIntegrityLow
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
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Exploitability
No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
References
https://github.com/aliasrobotics/RVD/issues/2562
github.com
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2021/icsa-21-280-02.json
raw.githubusercontent.com
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-21-280-02
cisa.gov
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Timeline
Published
Jun 24, 2020
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024
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