VDB-162383 · CVE-2020-26880 · Nessus 257990

Sympa up to 6.2.57b.2 Configuration File privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Sympa up to 6.2.57b.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Configuration File Handler. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2020-26880. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sympa up to 6.2.57b.2 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Configuration File Handler. 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.

The weakness was presented 10/08/2020. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-26880. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 257990 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2020-26880), 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 vulnerability database at Tenable (257990). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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Sympa

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 257990
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2020-26880

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/07/2020 🔍
10/08/2020 +1 days 🔍
10/08/2020 +0 days 🔍
08/29/2025 +1786 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-26880 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-26880
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-162383

Entryinfo

Created: 10/08/2020 08:09
Updated: 08/29/2025 05:58
Changes: 10/08/2020 08:09 (14), 10/08/2020 08:11 (21), 11/16/2020 10:12 (4), 11/17/2020 12:12 (2), 11/17/2020 12:19 (14), 08/29/2025 05:58 (16)
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