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CVE-2020-26133

An issue was discovered in Dual DHCP DNS Server 7.40. Due to insufficient access restrictions in...

7.8 High

An issue was discovered in Dual DHCP DNS Server 7.40. Due to insufficient access restrictions in the default installation directory, an attacker can elevate privileges by replacing the DualServer.exe binary.

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

0.33%Down 0.3 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

An issue was discovered in Dual DHCP DNS Server 7.40. Due to insufficient access restrictions in the default installation directory, an attacker can elevate privileges by replacing the DualServer.exe binary.

Record
CVE-2020-26133
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-732
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An issue was discovered in Dual DHCP DNS Server 7.40. Due to insufficient access restrictions in the default installation directory, an attacker can elevate privileges by replacing the DualServer.exe binary.

Record
CVE-2020-26133
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-18763 No score

An issue was discovered in Dual DHCP DNS Server 7.40. Due to insufficient access restrictions in the default installation directory, an attacker can elevate privileges by replacing the DualServer.exe binary.

Record
EUVD-2020-18763
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v8qw-9j77-3g5v 7.8

An issue was discovered in Dual DHCP DNS Server 7.40. Due to insufficient access restrictions in...

An issue was discovered in Dual DHCP DNS Server 7.40. Due to insufficient access restrictions in the default installation directory, an attacker can elevate privileges by replacing the DualServer.exe binary.

Record
GHSA-v8qw-9j77-3g5v
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-269, CWE-732
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
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In short

CVE-2020-26133 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Dual Dhcp Dns Server Project Dhcp Dns Server, published October 28, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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