CVE-2020-27994

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

3.93% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 89.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

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

2021-02-03 15:51Z5 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-04 16:25Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2020-10-29

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

e37df2ea2d905ff1ec95c4839fbfdc6699878d291120143e3ee215970b3aa2c8

• www.themissinglink.com.auhttps://www.themissinglink.com.au/security-advisories-cve-2020-27994x_refsource_MISC
• documentation.solarwinds.comhttps://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/Content/Release_Notes/Servu_15-2-2_release_notes.htmx_refsource_CONFIRM
• seclists.org20210211 Path traversal in SolarWinds Serv-U File Server <=15.2.1http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Feb/36mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
• packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161399/SolarWinds-Serv-U-FTP-Server-15.2.1-Path-Traversal.htmlx_refsource_MISC