HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2020-27216
HIGH

CVE-2020-27216

CWE-378Published: October 23, 2020· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

7.0
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

In Eclipse Jetty versions 1.0 thru 9.4.32.v20200930, 10.0.0.alpha1 thru 10.0.0.beta2, and 11.0.0.alpha1 thru 11.0.0.beta2O, on Unix like systems, the system's temporary directory is shared between all users on that system. A collocated user can observe the process of creating a temporary sub directory in the shared temporary directory and race to complete the creation of the temporary subdirectory. If the attacker wins the race then they will have read and write permission to the subdirectory used to unpack web applications, including their WEB-INF/lib jar files and JSP files. If any code is ever executed out of this temporary directory, this can lead to a local privilege escalation vulnerability.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2020-27216 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.0.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges Req.Low
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

Apache1 product(s)
beam
Debian1 product(s)
debian linux
eclipse1 product(s)
jetty
netapp5 product(s)
snap creator frameworksnapcentervasa providervirtual storage consolestorage replication adapter
Oracle10 product(s)
communications application session controllercommunications converged application server - service controllercommunications element managercommunications offline mediation controllercommunications pricing design centercommunications services gatekeeperflexcube core bankingflexcube private bankingjd edwards enterpriseone toolssiebel core - automation
VMware1 product(s)
vsphere
Source: NVD CPE · 27 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Official Patches & Advisories

All References (280)

https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=567921Exploit · Patch · Vendor Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2020-27216
CVSS Score7.0 / 10
SeverityHIGH
WeaknessCWE-378
CISA KEVNo
Affected6 vendor(s)
PublishedOct 23, 2020

Related CVEs (CWE-378)

Recommended Actions

  • Apply vendor patches immediately
  • Monitor CVE-2020-27216 in threat intel feeds
  • Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWatch. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.