CVE-2020-10713

HIGH EXPLOITED RANSOMWARE

grub2 <2.06 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

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)

nomisec SCANNER 69 stars
by eclypsium · local
https://github.com/eclypsium/BootHole

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