CVE-2020-16262 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Winston 1.5.4 devices have a local www-data user that is overly permissioned, resulting in root privilege escalation.

Published: 2020-10-28

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:winstonprivacy:winston_firmware:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:winstonprivacy:winston:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-8223	Winston 1.5.4 devices have a local www-data user that is overly permissioned, resulting in root privilege escalation.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00434.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://labs.bishopfox.com/advisories/winston-privacy-version-1.5.4
https://winstonprivacy.com/

History

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Subscriptions

Winstonprivacy Winston Winston Firmware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-10-28T17:12:13.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T13:37:54.246Z

Reserved: 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-16262

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-10-28T18:15:13.240

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:57:57.777

Link: CVE-2020-16262

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management

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