CVE-2020-13110
HIGHkerberos < 1.0.0 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element via LoadLibrary()
Title source: llmDescription
The kerberos package before 1.0.0 for Node.js allows arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation via injection of malicious DLLs through use of the kerberos_sspi LoadLibrary() method, because of a DLL path search.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1514
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
https://medium.com/%40kiddo_Ha3ker/dll-injection-attack-in-kerberos-npm-package-cb4b32031cd
Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.op-c.net/2020/05/15/dll-injection-attack-in-kerberos-npm-package/
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/op-innovate_dll-injection-attack-in-kerberos-npm-package-activity-6667043749547253760-kVlW
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0074
EPSS Percentile
49.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-427
Status
published
Products (2)
kerberos_project/kerberos
< 1.0.0
npm/kerberos
0 - 1.0.0npm
Published
May 16, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026