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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-15862 · published 20 August 2020

CVE-2020-15862: Net-snmp improper privilege management vulnerability

Net Snmp · Net Snmp

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.

7.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.38% · top 70.7% CWE-269 · Improper privilege management
7.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 7.2
0.38%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
6Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

6 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=965166 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/net-snmp/net-snmp/commit/77f6c60f57dba0aaea5d8ef1dd94bcd0c8e6d205 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://salsa.debian.org/debian/net-snmp/-/commit/fad8725402752746daf0a751dcff19eb6aeab52e PatchThird Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-15862 Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-12 Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200904-0001/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4471-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=965166 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/net-snmp/net-snmp/commit/77f6c60f57dba0aaea5d8ef1dd94bcd0c8e6d205 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://salsa.debian.org/debian/net-snmp/-/commit/fad8725402752746daf0a751dcff19eb6aeab52e PatchThird Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-15862 Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-12 Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200904-0001/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4471-1/ Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-15862), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.