Apache ant 1.10.8 File Permission privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache ant 1.10.8 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component File Permission. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-11979. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache ant 1.10.8. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component File Permission. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

As mitigation for CVE-2020-1945 Apache Ant 1.10.8 changed the permissions of temporary files it created so that only the current user was allowed to access them. Unfortunately the fixcrlf task deleted the temporary file and created a new one without said protection, effectively nullifying the effort. This would still allow an attacker to inject modified source files into the build process.

The weakness was disclosed 10/01/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lists.apache.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-11979 since 04/21/2020. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 01/26/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 252907 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2020-11979), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (252907), EUVD (EUVD-2021-0549) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-0794). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Affected

  • Dell PowerEdge
  • Dell ECS

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 252907
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2020-11979

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/21/2020 🔍
10/01/2020 +163 days 🔍
10/02/2020 +1 days 🔍
01/26/2026 +1942 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: lists.apache.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-11979 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-11979
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-162152
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CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-0794 - Dell ECS: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 10/02/2020 07:14
Updated: 01/26/2026 03:27
Changes: 10/02/2020 07:14 (36), 10/02/2020 07:19 (3), 10/04/2020 16:18 (1), 11/14/2020 09:34 (5), 11/15/2020 12:19 (14), 08/20/2025 22:45 (16), 09/27/2025 11:47 (1), 01/26/2026 03:27 (7)
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