Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2020-2851 affects Oracle Solaris 10 and 11 in the Common Desktop Environment component. A low-privileged user who can log on locally may be able to take over Solaris, but exploitation is described as difficult. The main business concern is compromise of legacy Solaris systems that still allow interactive user access. Exposure is most likely on Oracle Solaris 10 or 11 systems with Common Desktop Environment present, especially hosts that allow low-privileged local logon, shared administrative access, jump-host use, or legacy desktop components. Treat this as a high-priority legacy infrastructure risk, not an internet-scale emergency. Focus on Solaris systems with many local users, sensitive workloads, or delayed patching, because successful exploitation could mean full host takeover. Mitigation focus: Review Oracle April 2020 CPU guidance for Solaris updates.; Apply vendor-recommended Solaris 10 and 11 security patches.; Restrict local shell and desktop logon to trusted users only..
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.8 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H1.16Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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7.8HighVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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