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.
Published: 2023-11-03
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-20866 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.
History

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Swtpm Project Swtpm
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-12T19:34:06.223Z

Reserved: 2020-11-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-28407

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T16:33:59.102Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-11-03T04:15:15.447

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:22:44.943

Link: CVE-2020-28407

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2020-11-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-28407 - Bugzilla

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