CVE-2020-28407

HIGH

swtpm < 0.4.2 and 0.5.x < 0.5.1 - Arbitrary File Write via Symlink Attack

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In swtpm before 0.4.2 and 0.5.x before 0.5.1, a local attacker may be able to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack against a temporary file such as TMP2-00.permall.

References (3)

Core 3

Scores

CVSS v3 7.1
EPSS 0.0028
EPSS Percentile 19.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-59
Status published
Products (2)
swtpm_project/swtpm 0.5.0
swtpm_project/swtpm < 0.4.2
Published Nov 03, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026