CVE-2020-27977
CapaSystems CapaInstaller before 6.0.101 does not properly assign, modify, or check privileges...
CapaSystems CapaInstaller before 6.0.101 does not properly assign, modify, or check privileges for an actor who attempts to edit registry values, allowing an attacker to escalate privileges.
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
CapaSystems CapaInstaller before 6.0.101 does not properly assign, modify, or check privileges for an actor who attempts to edit registry values, allowing an attacker to escalate privileges.
- Record
CVE-2020-27977- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
CapaSystems CapaInstaller before 6.0.101 does not properly assign, modify, or check privileges for an actor who attempts to edit registry values, allowing an attacker to escalate privileges.
- Record
CVE-2020-27977- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-20469 No score
CapaSystems CapaInstaller before 6.0.101 does not properly assign, modify, or check privileges for an actor who attempts to edit registry values, allowing an attacker to escalate privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2020-20469- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rw8f-r34h-cx33 No score
CapaSystems CapaInstaller before 6.0.101 does not properly assign, modify, or check privileges...
CapaSystems CapaInstaller before 6.0.101 does not properly assign, modify, or check privileges for an actor who attempts to edit registry values, allowing an attacker to escalate privileges.
- Record
GHSA-rw8f-r34h-cx33- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-27977 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Capasystems Capainstaller, published November 9, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. No source names a fixed version.