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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-35459

An issue was discovered in ClusterLabs crmsh through 4.2.1. Local attackers able to call "crm history" (when "crm" is run) were able to execute commands via shell code injection to the crm history commandline, potentially allowing escalation of privileges.

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31 Oct 2026, 11:12 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2020-35459

core-osv · Original source

Published 12 Jan 2021, 15:15 UTC

An issue was discovered in ClusterLabs crmsh through 4.2.1. Local attackers able to call "crm history" (when "crm" is run) were able to execute commands via shell code injection to the crm history commandline, potentially allowing escalation of privileges.

osv:CVE-2020-35459
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-35459",
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    "summary": "An issue was discovered in ClusterLabs crmsh through 4.2.1. Local attackers able to call \"crm history\" (when \"crm\" is run) were able to execute commands via shell code injection to the crm history commandline, potentially allowing escalation of privileges.",
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