CVE-2020-24916

Exploitation

Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.

SSVC decision

Not assessed by CISA

EPSS probability

17.37% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 96.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

2020-09-09 18:10Z5 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-04 15:26Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2020-08-28

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

b42820c92f276d554f3139d687e8f5d5a057ae29c48ee7e5f556fe45bdf848c7

• github.comhttps://github.com/erlyaws/yaws/commits/masterx_refsource_MISC
• packetstormsecurity.comhttps://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159106/Yaws-2.0.7-XML-Injection-Command-Injection.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• vuln.behttps://vuln.be/post/yaws-xxe-and-shell-injections/x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/vulnbe/poc-yaws-cgi-shell-injectionx_refsource_MISC
• lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20200926 [SECURITY] [DLA 2384-1] yaws security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00022.htmlmailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• usn.ubuntu.comUSN-4569-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/4569-1/vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
• www.debian.orgDSA-4773https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4773vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN