CVE-2020-15861

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 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

0.45% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 39.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.8 (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:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

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

Red Hat severity

Important. 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

2020-08-19 18:28Z6 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-12-03 18:23Z11 MO AGO

Reserved

2020-07-20

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base
• CWE-266Incorrect Privilege AssignmentBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

9077a64cda80e5252fe752834e040ee7622daa1af167e48c271142174bdaf04f

• bugs.debian.orghttps://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=966599x_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/net-snmp/net-snmp/commit/4fd9a450444a434a993bc72f7c3486ccce41f602x_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/net-snmp/net-snmp/issues/145x_refsource_CONFIRM
• security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202008-12https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-12vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
• usn.ubuntu.comUSN-4471-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/4471-1/vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200904-0001/x_refsource_CONFIRM