CVE-2020-36781

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

0.22% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 12.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Low. 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

2024-02-28 08:13Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 13:42Z5 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-02-26

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-402Transmission of Private Resources into a New Sphere ('Resource Leak')Class

Data version

5.2

Document digest

217633f2a761049de1048d7fe7fd015ebc411c3bb2881f5282a14484180e7594

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a0cdd336d92c429b51a79bf4f64b17eafa0325d
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ecc0ebc2ebbad4a22a670a07d27a21fa0b59c77
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff406f6cd09c273337ab4854292e4aca48f8affd
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47ff617217ca6a13194fcb35c6c3a0c57c080693