CVE-2020-10221

Exploitation

Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2021-11-03. Federal remediation due 2022-05-03.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

80.22% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 99.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2020-03-08 21:03Z6 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-10-21 23:35Z10 MO AGO

Reserved

2020-03-08

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

7dcae7539679e5466ded1ff02a7234ffbdc394299900512a2a0dda4351fac1a2

• cwe.mitre.orghttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• engindemirbilek.github.iohttps://engindemirbilek.github.io/rconfig-3.93-rcex_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/EnginDemirbilek/EnginDemirbilek.github.io/blob/master/rconfig-3.93-rce.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156687/rConfig-3.93-Authenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-10221government-resource