CVE-2020-15261 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2020-15261
Vulnerability Scoring

6.7
/10
High Risk

If left unpatched, CVE-2020-15261 could lead to major system disruptions or data loss.

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: Low
    Exploits can be performed without significant complexity or special conditions.
  • Attack Vector: Local
    Vulnerability requires local system access.
  • Privileges Required: High
    High-level privileges are required for exploitation.
  • Scope: Unchanged
    Exploit remains within the originally vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2020-15261 Details

Status: Analyzed

Last updated: 🕗 18 Oct 2022, 20:13 UTC
Originally published on: 🕙 19 Oct 2020, 22:15 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 728 days

CVSS Release: version 3

CVSS3 Source

nvd@nist.gov

CVSS3 Type

Primary

CVSS3 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE-2020-15261 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2020-15261: On Windows the Veyon Service before version 4.4.2 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability, allowing locally authenticated users with administrative privileges to run malicious executables with LocalSystem privileges. Since Veyon users (both students and teachers) usually don't have administrative privileges, this vulnerability is only dangerous in anyway unsafe setups. The problem has been fixed in version 4.4.2. As a workaround, the exploitation of the vulnerability can be prevented by revoking administrative privileges from all potentially untrustworthy users.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2020-15261

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2020-15261 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2020-15261

The exploitability of CVE-2020-15261 is influenced by multiple factors. Security teams should analyze system configurations and apply appropriate countermeasures to mitigate threats.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2020-15261, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2020-15261, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: High
    Exploiting CVE-2020-15261 can result in unauthorized access to sensitive data, severely compromising data privacy.
  • Integrity: High
    CVE-2020-15261 could allow unauthorized modifications to data, potentially affecting system reliability and trust.
  • Availability: High
    CVE-2020-15261 can disrupt system operations, potentially causing complete denial of service (DoS).

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

The EPSS score estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the near future.

EPSS Score: 0.39% (probability of exploit)

EPSS Percentile: 73.49% (lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 26.510000000000005% of others.

CVE-2020-15261 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-428

Vulnerable Configurations

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:3.99.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:3.99.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:3.99.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:3.99.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:3.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:3.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:3.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:3.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:3.99.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:3.99.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:3.99.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:3.99.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:3.99.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:3.99.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:3.99.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:3.99.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.0.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.0.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.1.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.1.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.1.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.1.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.1.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.1.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:veyon:veyon:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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