CVE-2020-14145

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

2.94% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 86.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-14.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. 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

2020-06-29 17:33Z6 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-10-14 09:29Z15 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2020-06-15

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.9)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-203Observable DiscrepancyBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

ca7217b0207ca8d41ac76f366a21c657c83954abd3d74409defc3c9c84a69750

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• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200709-0004/x_refsource_CONFIRM
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• cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html