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CVE-2020-15862

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  • Published2020-08-20
  • Fixed in5.8.1
  • WeaknessCWE-269

Am I affected?

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Description

Net-SNMP through 5.8 has Improper Privilege Management because SNMP WRITE access to the EXTEND MIB provides the ability to run arbitrary commands as root.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-08-2001:17CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Net-snmp
BranchAffectedFixed in
5.8< 5.8.15.8.1
Canonical ubuntu linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
12.4= 12.04no fix published
14.4= 14.04no fix published
16.4= 16.04no fix published
18.4= 18.04no fix published
20.4= 20.04no fix published
Netapp cloud backup
BranchAffectedFixed in
—all versionsno fix published

3 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • net-snmpUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.3+esm2
  • net-snmpUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.3+esm1
  • net-snmpUbuntu:20.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 5.8+dfsg-2ubuntu2.3
  • net-snmpUbuntu:18.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.6
  • net-snmpUbuntu:18.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.5
  • net-snmpUbuntu:16.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu4.6
  • net-snmpUbuntu:16.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu4.5
  • net-snmpSUSE:OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9all versions · fixed in 5.7.3-6.9.1

65 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Net-snmp to 5.8.1

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2020-08-20
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-wfc4-c3m6-rrjc

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-15862?

Net-SNMP through 5.8 has Improper Privilege Management because SNMP WRITE access to the EXTEND MIB provides the ability to run arbitrary commands as root.

Is CVE-2020-15862 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-15862 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.4% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-15862?

CVE-2020-15862 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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