The td-agent-builder plugin before 2020-12-18 for Fluentd allows attackers to gain…
Priority LOW 33CWE-732Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The td-agent-builder plugin before 2020-12-18 for Fluentd allows attackers to gain privileges because the bin directory is writable by a user account, but a file in bin is executed as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01171 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged 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
| 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 · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:td-agent-builder_project:td-agent-builder:*:*:*:*:*:fluentd:*:* | before 2020-12-18 | Vulnerable | Td-agent-builder Project |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:td-agent-builder_project:td-agent-builder:*:*:*:*:*:fluentd:*:* Versions before 2020-12-18 Vulnerable ·Td-agent-builder Project
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-28169
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qh64-cxhv-8756
References
Exploit 2
Patch 2
Sources
- CVE-2020-28169 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-28169 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qh64-cxhv-8756 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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