CVEvulnerability
CVE-2020-12878
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2021-02-18
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-59
Description
Digi ConnectPort X2e before 3.2.30.6 allows an attacker to escalate privileges from the python user to root via a symlink attack that uses chown, related to /etc/init.d/S50dropbear.sh and the /WEB/python/.ssh directory.
Affected configurations
• digi connectport x2e firmware (< 3.2.30.6)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access weakness
References
- https://github.com/fireeye/Vulnerability-Disclosures Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/fireeye/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/FEYE-2020-0020/FEYE-2020-0020.md Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.digi.com/support/productdetail?pid=5570 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/fireeye/Vulnerability-Disclosures Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/fireeye/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/FEYE-2020-0020/FEYE-2020-0020.md Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.digi.com/support/productdetail?pid=5570 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory