CVE-2020-21583

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions hwclock version 2.27

Description An issue was discovered that allows attackers to gain escalated privileges or execute arbitrary commands via the path parameter when setting the date.

Recommendations For version 2.27, consider restricting access to the date-setting functionality until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the path parameter when setting the date to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.