Problematic permissions in hylafax+ packaging allow escalation from uucp to other users
Published Jun 29, 2020
5.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.49%
Description
A Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in the packaging of hylafax+ of openSUSE Leap 15.2, openSUSE Leap 15.1, openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to escalate from user uucp to users calling hylafax binaries. This issue affects: openSUSE Leap 15.2 hylafax+ versions prior to 7.0.2-lp152.2.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 hylafax+ version 5.6.1-lp151.3.7 and prior versions. openSUSE Factory hylafax+ versions prior to 7.0.2-2.1.
Affected products
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- Version hylafax+StatusaffectedConstraints<7.0.2-2.1
- Version
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- Version hylafax+StatusaffectedConstraints<=5.6.1-lp151.3.7
- Version
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- Version hylafax+StatusaffectedConstraints<7.0.2-lp152.2.1
- 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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| openSUSE | openSUSE Factory | n/a |
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| openSUSE | openSUSE Leap 15.1 | n/a |
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| openSUSE | openSUSE Leap 15.2 | n/a |
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Configuration 1
Configuration 2
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:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 1, 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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.49% (0.00494) | 40.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.49% (0.00494) | 41.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 25.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 25.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 6, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 23.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00055) | 20.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.47% (0.01474) | 32.51th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 0.33% (0.00332) | 7.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.33% (0.00332) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (2)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00022.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1172731 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00022.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1172731 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory |
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