CVE-2020-9209

MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS Score
Published: January 13, 2021 at 10:04 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:27 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorSmc2.0 FirmwareSMC2.0

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Severity
MEDIUM6.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

There is a privilege escalation vulnerability in SMC2.0 product. Some files in a directory of a module are located improperly. It does not apply the directory limitation. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by crafting malicious file to launch privilege escalation. This can compromise normal service of affected products.

Remediation

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

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-862

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