01 Record
CVE-2020-8022
User-writeable configuration file /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/tomcat.conf allows for escalation of priviliges
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: suse
CNA base score7.7 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
02 Description
User-writeable configuration file /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/tomcat.conf allows for escalation of priviliges
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.85% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 58.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-08.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2020-06-29 08:20Z6 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-08 21:13Z20 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2020-01-27
- Assigning CNA
- suse
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.7)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-276Incorrect Default PermissionsBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 2c2ae3278f788a7d7640622cd8adae0321ed96bd6f70f46f7b82e61f8427ad42
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- bugzilla.suse.comhttps://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1172405
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2020:0911http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00066.html
- lists.apache.org[tomcat-users] 20200902 Re: regarding CVE-2020-8022 applicable to tomcat 8.5.57https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf50d02409e5732c4ee37f19a193af171251a25a652599ce3c2bc69e7%40%3Cusers.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[tomcat-users] 20200902 regarding CVE-2020-8022 applicable to tomcat 8.5.57https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra87ec20a0f4b226c81c7eed27e5d7433ccdc41e61a8da408a45f0fa1%40%3Cusers.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[axis-java-dev] 20210228 axis2 1.7.9 is exposed to CVE-2020-8022 via tomcat dependencyhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5be80ba868a11a1f64e4922399f171b8619bca4bc2039f79cf913928%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[axis-java-dev] 20210307 Re: axis2 1.7.9 is exposed to CVE-2020-8022 via tomcat dependencyhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r393d4f431683e99c839b4aed68f720b8583bca6c35cd84adccaa02be%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E