Local privilege escalation from user wwwrun to root in the packaging of mailman
Published Jan 24, 2020
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.36%
Description
A symlink following vulnerability in the packaging of mailman in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12; openSUSE Leap 15.1 allowed local attackers to escalate their privileges from user wwwrun to root. Additionally arbitrary files could be changed to group mailman. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 mailman versions prior to 2.1.15-9.6.15.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 mailman versions prior to 2.1.17-3.11.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 mailman version 2.1.29-lp151.2.14 and prior versions.
Affected products
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- Version mailmanStatusaffectedConstraints<2.1.15-9.6.15.1
- Version
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- Version mailmanStatusaffectedConstraints<2.1.17-3.11.1
- Version
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- Version mailmanStatusaffectedConstraints<=2.1.29-lp151.2.14
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 | n/a |
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| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 | n/a |
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| openSUSE | Leap 15.1 | n/a |
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Configuration 1
Running on/with
- 11
Configuration 2
Running on/with
- 12
Configuration 3
Configuration 4
- 15.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00365) | 28.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00365) | 30.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01960) | 49.57th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 0.44% (0.00444) | 29.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.44% (0.00444) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00059.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListVendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1154328 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00059.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListVendor Advisory | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00000.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1154328 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory |
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