An attacker who has obtained code execution within a user thread is able to elevate privileges to that of the kernel. See NCC-ZEP-001 This issue affects: zephyrproject-rtos zephyr version 1.14.0 and later versions. version 2.1.0 and later versions.
https://zephyrprojectsec.atlassian.net/browse/ZEPSEC-35
https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/pull/23500
https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/pull/23499
https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/pull/23328
https://docs.zephyrproject.org/latest/security/vulnerabilities.html#cve-2020-10027
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2020-05-11
Updated: 2026-06-17
Base Score: 7.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Severity: High
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.00092