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TI-2020-09475 Aliases CVE-2020-11799GHSA-cx39-4vq4-956m

Z-Cron 5.6 Build 04 allows an unprivileged attacker to elevate privileges by modifying a…

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

Z-Cron 5.6 Build 04 allows an unprivileged attacker to elevate privileges by modifying a privileged user's task. This can also affect all users who are signed in on the system if a shell is placed in a location that other unprivileged users have access to.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01184 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:z-cron:z-cron:5.6:build_04:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6 build_04VulnerableZ-cron
  • cpe:2.3:a:z-cron:z-cron:5.6:build_04:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6 build_04 Vulnerable ·Z-cron

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-11799
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cx39-4vq4-956m

References

Exploit 1

Sources

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