CVE-2020-5343

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 4, 2020 at 06:50 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:21 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOS Recovery Image for Microsoft Windows 10

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

Dell Client platforms restored using a Dell OS recovery image downloaded before December 20, 2019, may contain an insecure inherited permissions vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user with low privileges could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access on the root folder.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2019-12-20
Affected range stops below 2019-12-20, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
https://www.dell.com/support/article/SLN321036

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-277CWE-863

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