CVE-2020-10072

Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges in zephyr

5.9 Medium

Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges in zephyr. Zephyr versions >= v1.14.2, >= v2.2.0 contain Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges (CWE-280). For more information, see https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/security/advisories/GHSA-vf79-hqwm-w4xc

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

0.20%Down 0.2 points since May 25, 2021

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.9

Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges in zephyr

Record: CVE-2020-10072
CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-280
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2020-2537 5.9

Record: EUVD-2020-2537
CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-03

NVD 5.9

Record: CVE-2020-10072
CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS 2.0: 4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-280
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, published	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-10072 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Zephyrproject Zephyr, published May 24, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.20%, the 10th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/security/advisories/GHSA-vf79-hqwm-w4xc