CVE-2020-27519 json
Pritunl Client v1.2.2550.20 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the pritunl-service component.
published 2021-04-30 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-20029
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 28%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Pritunl Client v1.2.2550.20 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the pritunl-service component. The attack vector is: malicious openvpn config. A local attacker could leverage the log and log-append along with log injection to create or append to privileged script files and execute code as root/SYSTEM.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
References
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github.com
/pritunl/pritunl-client-electron/commit/c0aeb159351e5e99d752c27b87133eca299bdfce
patch, third-party-advisory
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github.com
/pritunl/pritunl-client-electron/commit/87ceeae9b8ee415541d7d71de10675e699a76e5e
patch, third-party-advisory
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github.com
/pritunl/pritunl-client-electron/commit/87ceeae9b8ee415541d7d71de10675e699a76e5e#diff-5c6a264bee3576f2a147b8db
patch, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-27519
- NVD CVE-2020-27519
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