CVE-2020-36770

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—

9.8

pkg_postinst in the Gentoo ebuild for Slurm through 22.05.3 unnecessarily calls chown to assign root's ownership on files in the live root filesystem. This could be exploited by the slurm user to become the owner of root-owned files.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 16.8%
KEV: Not listed

Published

January 15, 2024

Last Modified

June 20, 2025

References (2)

cve@mitrehttps://bugs.gentoo.org/631552
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.gentoo.org/631552

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-36770?

CVE-2020-36770 is a critical vulnerability published on January 15, 2024. pkg_postinst in the Gentoo ebuild for Slurm through 22.05.3 unnecessarily calls chown to assign root's ownership on files in the live root filesystem. This could be exploited by the slurm user to become the owner of root-owned files.

When was CVE-2020-36770 disclosed?

CVE-2020-36770 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 15, 2024, with the most recent update on June 20, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2020-36770 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-36770 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 16.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-36770?

CVE-2020-36770 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2020-36770?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-36770, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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