CVE-2020-21487

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

0.66% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 51.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/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

2023-04-04 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-02-13 16:36Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2020-08-13

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Critical (CVSS 9.6)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

fb470d820ed67002d472e59df32fab0e63262ea8f3b7fd079f38634c519260d7

• github.comhttps://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-ports/commit/a6f443cde51e7fcf17e51f16014d3589253284d8
• redmine.pfsense.orghttps://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/9888