CVE-2020-1712

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

0.46% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 37.7% 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

2020-03-31 16:44Z6 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-06-09 15:53Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2019-11-27

Assigning CNA

redhat

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-416Use After FreeVariant

Data version

5.1

Document digest

344d775321cd95a9c838d38abd2a78dad647773a9e1d9f44d4f22676643e5e94

• bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1712x_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.openwall.comhttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/05/1x_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/ea0d0ede03c6f18dbc5036c5e9cccf97e415ccc2x_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/1068447e6954dc6ce52f099ed174c442cb89ed54x_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/637486261528e8aa3da9f26a4487dc254f4b7abbx_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/bc130b6858327b382b07b3985cf48e2aa9016b2dx_refsource_CONFIRM
• lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20220630 [SECURITY] [DLA 3063-1] systemd security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00025.htmlmailing-listx_refsource_MLIST