CVE-2020-28097

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 ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited 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

0.51% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 43.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

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

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

2021-06-24 12:00Z5 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-10-08 21:03Z20 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2020-11-02

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

70014aea02927f388a72ba9b0719db9de4f10013420480c889c79d42e1aa7127

• cdn.kernel.orghttps://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.8.10x_refsource_MISC
• seclists.orghttps://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q3/176x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/973c096f6a85e5b5f2a295126ba6928d9a6afd45x_refsource_MISC
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=973c096f6a85e5b5f2a295126ba6928d9a6afd45x_refsource_MISC
• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210805-0001/x_refsource_CONFIRM