CVE-2020-17049

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

13.69% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 96.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/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

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

2020-11-11 00:00Z5 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-11-15 16:12Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2020-08-04

Assigning CNA

microsoft

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.6)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Weaknesses

• CWE-863Incorrect AuthorizationClass
• CWE-345Insufficient Verification of Data AuthenticityClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

bd364578b3b99c24ebfaacab2d34757ce4441562adfae1bc5bc4a6511e9fc841

• portal.msrc.microsoft.comhttps://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-17049
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20211110 Fwd: Samba 4.15.2, 4.14.10, 4.13.14 Security Releases are available for Downloadhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/11/10/3mailing-list
• security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202309-06https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-06vendor-advisory