CVE-2020-8446

MEDIUM

OSSEC-HIDS 2.7-3.5.0 - Path Traversal and Arbitrary File Write via Crafted Syscheck Messages

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In OSSEC-HIDS 2.7 through 3.5.0, the server component responsible for log analysis (ossec-analysisd) is vulnerable to path traversal (with write access) via crafted syscheck messages written directly to the analysisd UNIX domain socket by a local user.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/ossec/ossec-hids/issues/1821
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.ossec.net/
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/ossec/ossec-hids/issues/1813
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-33

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0050
EPSS Percentile 39.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (1)
ossec/ossec 2.7 - 3.5.0
Published Jan 30, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026