# CVE-2020-10699: targetcli: The targetcli package contains an administration shell for configuring Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCS...

CVE-2020-10699 is fixed in 2 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2020:1933, released April 28, 2020. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-10699
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 7.8 (Important)
- EPSS: 0.0034
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Apr 15, 2020

## Description

The targetcli package contains an administration shell for configuring Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI), Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), and other SCSI targets, using the Target Core Mod/Linux-IO (TCM/LIO) kernel target subsystem. FCoE users also need to install and use the fcoe-utils package.  Security Fix(es):  * targetcli: world writable /var/run/targetclid.sock allows unprivileged user to execute commands (CVE-2020-10699)  For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | targetcli RHEL 8 | 0:2.1.51-4.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:1933](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-1933.md) | Apr 28, 2020 |
| Linux | targetcli ol 8 | 0:2.1.51-4.el8_2 | [ELSA-2020-1933](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-1933.md) | May 7, 2020 |
| Linux | targetcli-fb Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:2.1.51-0ubuntu1+esm1 | [targetcli-fb 1:2.1.51-0ubuntu1+esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-targetcli-fb-1-2.1.51-0ubuntu1-esm1.md) | Jun 5, 2020 |

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