CVE-2020-26664

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

1.49% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 74.0% 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:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-08.

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

2021-01-08 17:40Z5 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-10-08 21:13Z20 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2020-10-07

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

0546406d7ed6aba3bed3d6e040777b503eadda1a5ec042e5fc459d20178489c8

• gist.githubusercontent.comhttps://gist.githubusercontent.com/henices/db11664dd45b9f322f8514d182aef5ea/raw/d56940c8bf211992bf4f3309a85bb2b69383e511/CVE-2020-26664.txt
• www.debian.orgDSA-4834https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4834vendor-advisory
• security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202101-37https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-37vendor-advisory
• lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20220610 [SECURITY] [DLA 3050-1] vlc security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00012.htmlmailing-list