CVE-2020-25697CWE-306

A privilege escalation flaw was found in the Xorg-x11-server due to a lack of authentication for X11 clients

published May 26, 2021

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
23.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A privilege escalation flaw was found in the Xorg-x11-server due to a lack of authentication for X11 clients. This flaw allows an attacker to take control of an X application by impersonating the server it is expecting to connect to.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00313 · 23.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-306 · Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Published
2021-05-26T12:08Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 MAY 12:08Z
    A privilege escalation flaw was found in the Xorg-x11-server due to a lack of authentication for X11 clients
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