An issue was discovered in TrouSerS through 0.3.14.
Priority LOW 35CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
An issue was discovered in TrouSerS through 0.3.14. If the tcsd daemon is started with root privileges, the tss user still has read and write access to the /etc/tcsd.conf file (which contains various settings related to this daemon).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00486 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 2 fixed, 3 without a fix
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 · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:trousers_project:trousers:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.3.14 | Vulnerable | Trousers Project |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 33 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:trousers_project:trousers:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.3.14 Vulnerable ·Trousers Project
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 33 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2021:1627 Released 2021-05-18 · Red Hat rating Moderatetrousers security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) trousers-devel-0.3.15-1.el8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) trousers-0.3.15-1.el8, trousers-lib-0.3.15-1.el8
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2021:1627 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2021:1627 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-24331
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-92g6-rx66-6q4j
References
Exploit 3
Advisory 1
Sources
- CVE-2020-24331 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-24331 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-92g6-rx66-6q4j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-24331 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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