CVE-2020-15167

HIGH

Miller 5.9.0 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via Malicious .mlrrc File

Title source: llm

Description

In Miller (command line utility) using the configuration file support introduced in version 5.9.0, it is possible for an attacker to cause Miller to run arbitrary code by placing a malicious `.mlrrc` file in the working directory. See linked GitHub Security Advisory for complete details. A fix is ready and will be released as Miller 5.9.1.

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://github.com/johnkerl/miller/security/advisories/GHSA-mw2v-4q78-j2cw

Scores

CVSS v3 8.2

EPSS 0.0043

EPSS Percentile 34.5%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Details

CWE

CWE-427 CWE-94

Status published

Products (1)

johnkerl/miller 5.9.0

Published Sep 02, 2020

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026