CVE-2020-5752
Relative path traversal in Druva inSync Windows Client 6.6.3 allows a local, unauthenticated...
Relative path traversal in Druva inSync Windows Client 6.6.3 allows a local, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary operating system commands with SYSTEM 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
Relative path traversal in Druva inSync Windows Client 6.6.3 allows a local, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary operating system commands with SYSTEM privileges.
- Record
CVE-2020-5752- 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
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Relative path traversal in Druva inSync Windows Client 6.6.3 allows a local, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary operating system commands with SYSTEM privileges.
- Record
CVE-2020-5752- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-26911 No score
Relative path traversal in Druva inSync Windows Client 6.6.3 allows a local, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary operating system commands with SYSTEM privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2020-26911- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w3p2-35c9-4q59
Relative path traversal in Druva inSync Windows Client 6.6.3 allows a local, unauthenticated...
Relative path traversal in Druva inSync Windows Client 6.6.3 allows a local, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary operating system commands with SYSTEM privileges.
- Record
GHSA-w3p2-35c9-4q59- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Druva inSync Windows Client 6.6.3 - Local Privilege Escalation | 2020-05-22 |
| Exploit-DB | Druva inSync Windows Client 6.6.3 - Local Privilege Escalation (PowerShell) | 2020-12-07 |
| Metasploit | Druva inSync inSyncCPHwnet64.exe RPC Type 5 Privilege Escalation | 2020-02-25 |
| PoC in GitHub | x0rbeexd/CVE-2020-5752 | 2026-01-13 |
| PoC in GitHub | yevh/CVE-2020-5752-Druva-inSync-Windows-Client-6.6.3---Local-Privilege-Escalation-PowerShell- | 2021-11-21 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-5752 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Druva Insync Client, published May 21, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.61%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-34
packetstormsecurity.com/files/157802/Druva-inSync-Windows-Client-6.6.3-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5752
github.com/advisories/GHSA-w3p2-35c9-4q59