Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2020-2749 is a low-severity Oracle Solaris 11 issue in the SMF svcbundle command. It requires a logged-in low-privileged attacker, difficult conditions, and another person’s interaction. The documented impact is limited to unauthorized changes to some accessible Solaris data.
Executive priority
Handle through normal patch and access-control maintenance, not emergency response. Raise priority for shared Solaris environments, administrative jump hosts, or systems where unauthorized data modification could affect dependent products.
Technical view
The flaw affects Oracle Solaris 11, component SMF command svcbundle. CVSS 3.0 is 2.5: local attack vector, high attack complexity, low privileges required, user interaction required, changed scope, low integrity impact, and no confidentiality or availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to Oracle Solaris 11 systems where low-privileged users can log on locally or through equivalent access. Systems without such user access are less exposed based on the CVSS vector.
Exploitation context
The sources do not indicate active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV in the provided bundle. Exploitation is described as difficult and dependent on human interaction from someone other than the attacker.
Researcher notes
The bundle does not provide a CWE, root-cause detail, exploit description, or specific patch identifier. Analysis should stay centered on the local, high-complexity, user-interaction-required integrity impact documented by CVE and Oracle references.
Mitigation direction
- Review Oracle’s April 2020 CPU guidance for Solaris 11 and apply vendor-recommended updates.
- Restrict low-privileged interactive access to Solaris 11 hosts where possible.
- Limit use of the svcbundle command to trusted administrative workflows.
- Monitor for unexpected integrity changes to Solaris data accessible from affected hosts.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Solaris hosts and confirm whether version 11 is present.
- Identify whether low-privileged users can log on to affected Solaris 11 systems.
- Review patch records against Oracle’s April 2020 CPU guidance.
- Check operational logs for unexpected svcbundle activity or related data modifications.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Low
- CVSS
- 2.5 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N0.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
2.5LowVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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