CVE-2020-16231

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

0.85% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 55.5% 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

Modified. 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

2022-05-19 17:21Z4 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-04-16 17:54Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2020-07-31

Assigning CNA

icscert

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.2)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-916Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational EffortBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

3cabfa586e70362ea0714c2f5c11f8cf21860c596edeec9cc7920f22368651fa

• www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-21-026-02x_refsource_MISC