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TI-2020-16094 Aliases CVE-2020-26273

sqlite ATTACH allows some filesystem access

Priority LOW 25CWE-77Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.

Summary

osquery is a SQL powered operating system instrumentation, monitoring, and analytics framework. In osquery before version 4.6.0, by using sqlite's ATTACH verb, someone with administrative access to osquery can cause reads and writes to arbitrary sqlite databases on disk. This _does_ allow arbitrary files to be created, but they will be sqlite databases. It does not appear to allow existing non-sqlite files to be overwritten. This has been patched in osquery 4.6.0. There are several mitigating factors and possible workarounds. In some deployments, the people with access to these interfaces may be considered administrators. In some deployments, configuration is managed by a central tool. This tool can filter for the `ATTACH` keyword. osquery can be run as non-root user. Because this also limits the desired access levels, this requires deployment specific testing and configuration.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00955 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed osquery (osquery): 4.6.0

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
osqueryosquerybefore 4.6.04.6.0Patch availableCNA
  • osquery Vendorosquery Affected before 4.6.0 Fixed in 4.6.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:osquery:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.6.0Vulnerablebackstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:osquery:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.6.0 Vulnerable ·backstage

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA osquery (osquery) Fixed in 4.6.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-26273

References

  • TI-2026-38950 osquery: Heap buffer overflow via `authenticode` table (Windows) CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.0
  • TI-2026-38949 osquery: Heap buffer overflow in `getProcessCurrentDirectory()` via `processes` table (Windows) CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.0
  • TI-2026-34102 osquery: Unprivileged users can temporarily read file carve contents CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.4

Sources

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