# CVE-2020-28169: The td-agent-builder plugin before 2020-12-18 for Fluentd allows attackers to gain privileges because the bin directory is writable by a use

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2020-12-24 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The td-agent-builder plugin before 2020-12-18 for Fluentd allows attackers to gain privileges because the bin directory is writable by a user account, but a file in bin is executed as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

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## References

- https://docs.fluentd.org/installation/install-by-msi
- https://td-agent-package-browser.herokuapp.com/4/windows
- https://www.fluentd.org/
- https://github.com/kenhys/td-agent-builder/commit/eec6e2dedf12f2e0c01c2bbe7b8c15b639b3b938
- https://github.com/fluent/fluentd/issues/3201
- https://github.com/fluent-plugins-nursery/td-agent-builder/pull/247/commits/6f9cb6393392d62caa99907c0ebbcbab6b94a3f1
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160791/Fluentd-TD-agent-4.0.1-Insecure-Folder-Permission.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4949
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49363
- https://github.com/zubrahzz/FluentD-TD-agent-Exploit-CVE-2020-28169

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