{"cve":"CVE-2020-21583","nvd":{"published":"2023-08-22T19:16:13.890","modified":"2026-06-17T03:03:47.280","status":"Modified","description":"An issue was discovered in hwclock.13-v2.27 allows attackers to gain escalated privlidges or execute arbitrary commands via the path parameter when setting the date.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":6.7},"cwes":["CWE-78"],"references":["https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=786804","https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132061/hwclock-Privilege-Escalation.html","https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=786804","https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132061/hwclock-Privilege-Escalation.html","https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241220-0006/"],"products":["kernel:util-linux"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:39:14.809778102+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2020-21583","score":0.00547,"percentile":0.45823,"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."]}