CVE-2020-24716
OpenZFS before 2.0.0-rc1, when used on FreeBSD, allows execute permissions for all directories.
OpenZFS before 2.0.0-rc1, when used on FreeBSD, allows execute permissions for all directories.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
OpenZFS before 2.0.0-rc1, when used on FreeBSD, allows execute permissions for all directories.
- Record
CVE-2020-24716- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
OpenZFS before 2.0.0-rc1, when used on FreeBSD, allows execute permissions for all directories.
- Record
CVE-2020-24716- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-17427 No score
OpenZFS before 2.0.0-rc1, when used on FreeBSD, allows execute permissions for all directories.
- Record
EUVD-2020-17427- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hvq5-3hg3-hfj6 No score
OpenZFS before 2.0.0-rc1, when used on FreeBSD, allows execute permissions for all directories.
OpenZFS before 2.0.0-rc1, when used on FreeBSD, allows execute permissions for all directories.
- Record
GHSA-hvq5-3hg3-hfj6- Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
OpenZFS before 2.0.0-rc1, when used on FreeBSD, allows execute permissions for all directories.
- Record
CVE-2020-24716- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-24716 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Openzfs, published August 27, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 41st percentile. No source names a fixed version.