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CVE-2020-16262 Details

Description

Winston 1.5.4 devices have a local www-data user that is overly permissioned, resulting in root privilege escalation.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-269Improper Privilege Management[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
winstonprivacy winston firmware
1.5.4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:winstonprivacy:winston_firmware:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
winstonprivacy winston
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:h:winstonprivacy:winston:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2020-16262
NVD Published Date:
Oct 28, 2020
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]