CVE-2020-21583

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• 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

0.54% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 43.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/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

2023-08-22 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-12-20 13:06Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2020-08-13

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

c8d4e900da1f28c8d2fb41185f58230cb1f4b59dcd6359ac3555a9aa6f75d5f3

• bugs.debian.orghttps://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=786804
• packetstormsecurity.comhttps://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132061/hwclock-Privilege-Escalation.html
• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241220-0006/