High severity · published Nov 23, 2020
CVE-2020-12351
Improper input validation in BlueZ may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via adjacent access
8.8
CVSS
7.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper input validation in BlueZ may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via adjacent access.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)7.7% · higher than 95% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
4.7.7 before 4.9.240; 4.10 before 4.14.202; 4.15 before 4.19.152; 4.20 before 5.4.72; 5.5 before 5.8.16; 5.9.0; +7 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12351
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-12351
Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162131/Linux-Kernel-5.4-BleedingTooth-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Third Party Advisory
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00435.html?wapkw=CVE-2020-12351
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