CVE-2020-12769

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited 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

0.65% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 50.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-08.

Red Hat severity

Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

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

2020-05-09 20:16Z6 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-10-08 21:03Z20 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2020-05-09

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-662Improper SynchronizationClass
• CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')Class

Data version

5.2

Document digest

5e40bf3565eaea45a8e8300238214c38e24ac277f7a104ba81a2b382f12ef073

• lkml.orghttps://lkml.org/lkml/2020/2/3/559x_refsource_CONFIRM
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=19b61392c5a852b4e8a0bf35aecb969983c5932dx_refsource_CONFIRM
• cdn.kernel.orghttps://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.17x_refsource_CONFIRM
• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0001/x_refsource_CONFIRM
• lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20200609 [SECURITY] [DLA 2241-1] linux security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.htmlmailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20200610 [SECURITY] [DLA 2241-2] linux security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.htmlmailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2020:0801http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
• usn.ubuntu.comUSN-4391-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/4391-1/vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
• lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2020:0935http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00008.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE