CVE-2020-7468
highpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.013 · 71 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In FreeBSD 12.2-STABLE before r365772, 11.4-STABLE before r365773, 12.1-RELEASE before p10, 11.4-RELEASE before p4 and 11.3-RELEASE before p14 a ftpd(8) bug in the implementation of the file system sandbox, combined with capabilities available to an authenticated FTP user, can be used to escape the file system restriction configured in ftpchroot(5). Moreover, the bug allows a malicious client to gain root privileges.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (5)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- n/a FreeBSD≤ FreeBSD 12.1-RELEASE before p10, 11.4-RELEASE before p4, 11.3-RELEASE before p14enisa_euvdEU
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7468cnnvd
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:30.ftpd.asccnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/FreeBSD-privilege-escalation-via-ftpd-ftpchroot-33328cnnvd
- https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:30.ftpd.ascPatchcnnvd
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:30.ftpd.ascenisa_euvd
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:30.ftpd.ascVendor Advisorynvd
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