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CVE-2020-26932 json

debian/sympa.postinst for the Debian Sympa package before 6.2.40~dfsg-7 uses mode 4755 for sympa_newaliases-wrapper, whereas the intended p…

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-19462

cvss
4.3
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.0%
EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 62%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

debian/sympa.postinst for the Debian Sympa package before 6.2.40~dfsg-7 uses mode 4755 for sympa_newaliases-wrapper, whereas the intended permissions are mode 4750 (for access by the sympa group)

Patch / fix

  • sympa sympa 6.2.40
  • sympa Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 6.2.40~dfsg-7

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-26932

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Exploit prediction

0.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

Sources

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