Medium severity · published Aug 31, 2020
CVE-2020-5419
RabbitMQ versions 3.8.x prior to 3.8.7 are prone to a Windows-specific binary planting security vulnerability that allows for arbitrary code execution
6.7
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
RabbitMQ versions 3.8.x prior to 3.8.7 are prone to a Windows-specific binary planting security vulnerability that allows for arbitrary code execution. An attacker with write privileges to the RabbitMQ installation directory and local access on Windows could carry out a local binary hijacking (planting) attack and execute arbitrary code.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 39% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RA
Rabbitmq · Pivotal Software
before 3.7.28 · source: NVD
RS
Rabbitmq Server · Broadcom
3.8.0 before 3.8.7 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5419
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-5419
Vendor Advisory
https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2020-5419
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