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Status published
High
CVE-2020-28407
In swtpm before 0.4.2 and 0.5.x before 0.5.1, a local...
Vulnerability Description
In swtpm before 0.4.2 and 0.5.x before 0.5.1, a local attacker may be able to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack against a temporary file such as TMP2-00.permall.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
Affected Vendor
swtpm project
View all reports →Affected Software
swtpm
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.5.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 3rd, 2023
Last Modified:
September 12th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.