CVE catalog

CVE-2020-15397

hylafax: CVE-2020-15397

Severity: High · CVSS 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: Jun 30, 2020, 12:15:12 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.54% · Oct 25, 2026

HylaFAX+ through 7.0.2 and HylaFAX Enterprise have scripts that execute binaries from directories writable by unprivileged users (e.g., locations under /var/spool/hylafax that are writable by the uucp account). This allows these users to execute code in the context of the user calling these binaries (often root).

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	hylafax	sid	`3:6.0.7-13`	not affected
Debian	hylafax	forky	`3:6.0.7-13`	not affected
Debian	hylafax	trixie	`3:6.0.7-11.1`	not affected
Debian	hylafax	bookworm	`3:6.0.7-5`	not affected
Alpine	hylafaxplus	3.10	`7.0.0-r4`	fixed
Alpine	hylafaxplus	3.11	`7.0.1-r2`	fixed
Alpine	hylafaxplus	3.12	`7.0.2-r2`	fixed
Alpine	hylafaxplus	3.13	`7.0.2-r2`	fixed
Alpine	hylafaxplus	3.14	`7.0.2-r2`	fixed
Alpine	hylafaxplus	3.15	`7.0.2-r2`	fixed
Alpine	hylafaxplus	3.16	`7.0.2-r2`	fixed
Alpine	hylafaxplus	3.17	`7.0.2-r2`	fixed
Alpine	hylafaxplus	3.18	`7.0.2-r2`	fixed
Alpine	hylafaxplus	3.19	`7.0.2-r2`	fixed
Alpine	hylafaxplus	3.20	`7.0.2-r2`	fixed
Alpine	hylafaxplus	3.9	`7.0.0-r1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	hylafax	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	hylafax	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	hylafax	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	hylafax	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Alpine	hylafaxplus	apk	3.10	`7.0.0-r4`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2020-15397	Not reported
Alpine	hylafaxplus	apk	3.11	`7.0.1-r2`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2020-15397	Not reported
Alpine	hylafaxplus	apk	3.12	`7.0.2-r2`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2020-15397	Not reported
Alpine	hylafaxplus	apk	3.13	`7.0.2-r2`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2020-15397	Not reported
Alpine	hylafaxplus	apk	3.14	`7.0.2-r2`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2020-15397	Not reported
Alpine	hylafaxplus	apk	3.15	`7.0.2-r2`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2020-15397	Not reported
Alpine	hylafaxplus	apk	3.16	`7.0.2-r2`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2020-15397	Not reported
Alpine	hylafaxplus	apk	3.17	`7.0.2-r2`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2020-15397	Not reported
Alpine	hylafaxplus	apk	3.18	`7.0.2-r2`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2020-15397	Not reported
Alpine	hylafaxplus	apk	3.19	`7.0.2-r2`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2020-15397	Not reported
Alpine	hylafaxplus	apk	3.20	`7.0.2-r2`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2020-15397	Not reported
Alpine	hylafaxplus	apk	3.9	`7.0.0-r1`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2020-15397	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[hylafax-client]Not affected
Source package: [hylafax]
Details (2)
- 3:6.0.7-5 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · hylafax · debian · bookworm
- 3:6.0.7-5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · hylafax · debian · bookworm
[hylafax-client-dbg]Not affected
Source package: [hylafax]
Details (2)
- 3:6.0.7-5 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · hylafax · debian · bookworm
- 3:6.0.7-5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · hylafax · debian · bookworm
[hylafax-server]Not affected
Source package: [hylafax]
Details (2)
- 3:6.0.7-5 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · hylafax · debian · bookworm
- 3:6.0.7-5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · hylafax · debian · bookworm
[hylafax-server-dbg]Not affected
Source package: [hylafax]
Details (2)
- 3:6.0.7-5 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · hylafax · debian · bookworm
- 3:6.0.7-5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · hylafax · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:48:14 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]