High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Dec 24, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-28169
CVE-2020-28169
Description
The td-agent-builder plugin before 2020-12-18 for Fluentd allows attackers to gain privileges because the bin directory is writable by a user account, but a file in bin is executed as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.
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Affected products
4- cpe:2.3:a:td-agent-builder_project:td-agent-builder:*:*:*:*:*:fluentd:*:*Range: <2020-12-18
- Fluentd/td-agent-builderdescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- github.com/fluent-plugins-nursery/td-agent-builder/pull/247/commits/6f9cb6393392d62caa99907c0ebbcbab6b94a3f1nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/kenhys/td-agent-builder/commit/eec6e2dedf12f2e0c01c2bbe7b8c15b639b3b938nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/160791/Fluentd-TD-agent-4.0.1-Insecure-Folder-Permission.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- github.com/fluent/fluentd/issues/3201nvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- docs.fluentd.org/installation/install-by-msinvdProductVendor Advisory
- td-agent-package-browser.herokuapp.com/4/windowsnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4949nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.fluentd.orgnvdVendor Advisory
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