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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 20, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-15861

CVE-2020-15861

Description

Net-SNMP through 5.7.3 allows Escalation of Privileges because of UNIX symbolic link (symlink) following.

AI Insight

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Affected products

11
  • Net SNMP/Net SNMP2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=5.7.3
    • (no CPE)range: <=5.7.3
  • cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_backup:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:netapp:smi-s_provider:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire_\&_hci_management_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*+ 4 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • Net-SNMP/Net-SNMPdescription

Patches

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References

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