CVE-2020-21583
low-risk
Published 2023-08-22
An issue was discovered in hwclock.13-v2.27 allows attackers to gain escalated privlidges or execute arbitrary commands via the path parameter when setting the date.
Do I need to act?
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0.04% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
6
CVSS 6.7/10
Medium
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Util-Linux
Affected Vendors
References (5)
26
/ 100
low-risk
Severity
21/34 · High
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal