CVE-2020-8032
Local privilege escalation to root due to insecure tmp file usage
A Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in the packaging of cyrus-sasl of openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to escalate to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Factory cyrus-sasl version 2.1.27-4.2 and prior versions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Local privilege escalation to root due to insecure tmp file usage
A Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in the packaging of cyrus-sasl of openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to escalate to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Factory cyrus-sasl version 2.1.27-4.2 and prior versions.
- Record
CVE-2020-8032- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-377
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-28944
A Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in the packaging of cyrus-sasl of openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to escalate to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Factory cyrus-sasl version 2.1.27-4.2 and prior versions.
- Record
EUVD-2020-28944- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rg43-4x9m-w9jh No score
A Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in the packaging of cyrus-sasl of openSUSE Factory allows...
A Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in the packaging of cyrus-sasl of openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to escalate to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Factory cyrus-sasl version 2.1.27-4.2 and prior versions.
- Record
GHSA-rg43-4x9m-w9jh- Weakness
- CWE-377
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in the packaging of cyrus-sasl of openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to escalate to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Factory cyrus-sasl version 2.1.27-4.2 and prior versions.
- Record
CVE-2020-8032- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-377
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2020-8032
A Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in the packaging of cyrus-sasl of openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to escalate to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Factory cyrus-sasl version 2.1.27-4.2 and prior versions.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2020-8032- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-6370
CVE-2020-8032 affecting package cyrus-sasl for versions less than 2.1.27-10
A Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in the packaging of cyrus-sasl of openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to escalate to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Factory cyrus-sasl version 2.1.27-4.2 and prior versions.
- Record
AZL-6370- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2020-8032
CVE-2020-8032 does not affect BellSoft software
- Record
BELL-CVE-2020-8032- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
A Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in the packaging of cyrus-sasl of openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to escalate to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Factory cyrus-sasl version 2.1.27-4.2 and prior versions.
- Record
CVE-2020-8032- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10709-1 No score
cyrus-sasl-2.1.27-5.7 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the cyrus-sasl-2.1.27-5.7 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10709-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
cyrus-saslAzure Linux:2 |
before 2.1.27-10 | 2.1.27-10 |
cyrus-saslopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2.1.27-5.7 | 2.1.27-5.7 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected | ||
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-8032 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Opensuse Cyrus-sasl, published February 25, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 28th percentile. Fixed in cyrus-sasl 2.1.27-10.