CVE-2020-10713
HIGH EXPLOITED RANSOMWAREgrub2 <2.06 - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
A flaw was found in grub2, prior to version 2.06. An attacker may use the GRUB 2 flaw to hijack and tamper the GRUB verification process. This flaw also allows the bypass of Secure Boot protections. In order to load an untrusted or modified kernel, an attacker would first need to establish access to the system such as gaining physical access, obtain the ability to alter a pxe-boot network, or have remote access to a networked system with root access. With this access, an attacker could then craft a string to cause a buffer overflow by injecting a malicious payload that leads to arbitrary code execution within GRUB. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
Exploits (1)
References (13)
Scores
CVSS v3
8.2
EPSS
0.0026
EPSS Percentile
49.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
VulnCheck KEV
2020-10-01
Ransomware Use
Confirmed
CWE
CWE-120
Status
published
Products (5)
debian/debian_linux
10.0
gnu/grub2
< 2.06
opensuse/leap
15.1
opensuse/leap
15.2
vmware/photon_os
< 2.0
Published
Jul 30, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026