{"cve":"CVE-2020-12878","nvd":{"published":"2021-02-18T00:15:17.263","modified":"2026-06-17T02:52:28.573","status":"Modified","description":"Digi ConnectPort X2e before 3.2.30.6 allows an attacker to escalate privileges from the python user to root via a symlink attack that uses chown, related to /etc/init.d/S50dropbear.sh and the /WEB/python/.ssh directory.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-59"],"references":["https://github.com/fireeye/Vulnerability-Disclosures","https://github.com/fireeye/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/FEYE-2020-0020/FEYE-2020-0020.md","https://www.digi.com/support/productdetail?pid=5570","https://github.com/fireeye/Vulnerability-Disclosures","https://github.com/fireeye/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/FEYE-2020-0020/FEYE-2020-0020.md"],"products":["digi:connectport_x2e_firmware"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:15:50.279857260+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2020-12878","score":0.00523,"percentile":0.44414,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}