CVE-2020-8793
mediumpriority · track · 29EPSS 0.009 · 59 %ileexploit · PoCEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
OpenSMTPD before 6.6.4 allows local users to read arbitrary files (e.g., on some Linux distributions) because of a combination of an untrusted search path in makemap.c and race conditions in the offline functionality in smtpd.c.
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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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-48139OpenSMTPD 6.6.3 - Arbitrary File ReadPoC · exploit_db
affected products (5)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (22)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Feb/28cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/24/4cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OPH4QU4DNVHA7ACFXMYFCEP5PSXXPN4E/cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8793cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156533/OpenSMTPD-Local-Information-Disclosure.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156594/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-4294-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4294-1/cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/OpenSMTPD-file-reading-via-Makemap-Hardlink-31718cnnvd
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