CVE-2020-11936 json
gdbus setgid privilege escalation
published 2025-01-31 21 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-4273
- cvss
- 3.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 29%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
gdbus setgid privilege escalation
Patch / fix
- Canonical Ltd. Apport 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.6
- apport Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.24
- apport Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.16
- apport Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.6
- apport Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm5
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2020-11936
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CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 21 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- bugs.launchpad.net https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1885633 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 3.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Canonical Ltd. Apport
References
-
bugs.launchpad.net
/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1885633
issue-tracking, exploit
-
cve.org
/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-11936
issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-11936
- NVD CVE-2020-11936
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