CVE-2020-15778

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• 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

13.00% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 96.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

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

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

2020-07-24 00:00Z6 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-04 13:22Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2020-07-15

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base
• CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')Class

Data version

5.1

Document digest

215f83544398a6a3bf701209fc333c9b6e4164c7a47aae4699c86f7a54025678

• www.openssh.comhttps://www.openssh.com/security.html
• github.comhttps://github.com/cpandya2909/CVE-2020-15778/
• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200731-0007/
• news.ycombinator.comhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25005567
• security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202212-06https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-06vendor-advisory
• access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3166