CVE-2020-13776systemd through v245 mishandles numerical usernames such as ones composed of decimal digits or 0x followed by hex digits, as demonstrated by use of root privileges when privileges of the 0x0 user acc…
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systemd through v245 mishandles numerical usernames such as ones composed of decimal digits or 0x followed by hex digits, as demonstrated by use of root privileges when privileges of the 0x0 user account were intended. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-1000082.
- CVSS
- 6.7 MEDIUM (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-269
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- mitre
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 14, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 14, 2026
Affected products
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518f_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:siplus_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 | CISA ADP |
systemd_project systemd systemd_project:systemd | through 245 | NVD |
netapp active_iq_unified_manager netapp:active_iq_unified_manager | all versions | NVD |
netapp solidfire_&_hci_management_node netapp:solidfire_&_hci_management_node | all versions | NVD |
fedoraproject fedora fedoraproject:fedora | 32 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/15985x-refsource-misc, issue-tracking, patch, third-party-advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200611-0003/x-refsource-confirm, third-party-advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IYGLFEKG45EYBJ7TPQMLWROWPTZBEU63/vendor-advisory, x-refsource-fedora
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
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