In JetBrains Kotlin from 1.4-M1 to 1.4-RC (as Kotlin 1.3.7x is not affected by the issue.
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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
In JetBrains Kotlin from 1.4-M1 to 1.4-RC (as Kotlin 1.3.7x is not affected by the issue. Fixed version is 1.4.0) there is a script-cache privilege escalation vulnerability due to kotlin-main-kts cached scripts in the system temp directory, which is shared by all users by default.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01884 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:jetbrains:kotlin:1.4.0:milestone1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.0 milestone1 | Vulnerable | JetBrains |
| cpe:2.3:a:jetbrains:kotlin:1.4.0:milestone2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.0 milestone2 | Vulnerable | JetBrains |
| cpe:2.3:a:jetbrains:kotlin:1.4.0:milestone3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.0 milestone3 | Vulnerable | JetBrains |
| cpe:2.3:a:jetbrains:kotlin:1.4.0:rc:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.0 rc | Vulnerable | JetBrains |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_extensibility_workbench:14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 14.2 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_extensibility_workbench:14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 14.3 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_extensibility_workbench:14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 14.5 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_policy:1.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.14.0 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
- cpe:2.3:a:jetbrains:kotlin:1.4.0:milestone1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0 milestone1 Vulnerable ·JetBrains
- cpe:2.3:a:jetbrains:kotlin:1.4.0:milestone2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0 milestone2 Vulnerable ·JetBrains
- cpe:2.3:a:jetbrains:kotlin:1.4.0:milestone3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0 milestone3 Vulnerable ·JetBrains
- cpe:2.3:a:jetbrains:kotlin:1.4.0:rc:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0 rc Vulnerable ·JetBrains
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_extensibility_workbench:14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.2 Vulnerable ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_extensibility_workbench:14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.3 Vulnerable ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_extensibility_workbench:14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.5 Vulnerable ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_policy:1.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.14.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Fuse 7
- Red Hat Integration Camel K 1
- Red Hat Integration Service Registry
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-15824
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vhcp-vwq7-69fw
References
Patch 2
Advisory 2
Other 4
- [groovy-users] 20201205 [SECURITY] CVE-2020-17521: Apache Groovy Information Disclosure
- [groovy-dev] 20201205 [SECURITY] CVE-2020-17521: Apache Groovy Information Disclosure
- [announce] 20201205 [SECURITY] CVE-2020-17521: Apache Groovy Information Disclosure
- [groovy-notifications] 20201207 [jira] [Closed] (GROOVY-9824) CVE-2020-17521 Apache Groovy Information Disclosure
Sources
- CVE-2020-15824 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-15824 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vhcp-vwq7-69fw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-15824 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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