CVE-2020-2978

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

1.24% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 68.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

2020-07-15 00:00Z6 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-09-27 18:44Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2019-12-10

Assigning CNA

oracle

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 4.1)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

No CWE assigned

Data version

5.1

Document digest

67b60fe3fba950c3b776f4caa02f9fd5188b4303c4c85c8dc30b9796d67dca98

• www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
• databasesecurityninja.wordpress.comhttps://databasesecurityninja.wordpress.com/2020/12/01/cve-2020-2978-rman-audit-table-point-in-time-recovery-not-logged/
• packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172183/Oracle-RMAN-Missing-Auditing.html