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CVE-2020-1956

HighCVSS 8.8 / 10
Published May 22, 2020·Last modified Apr 10, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Apache Kylin 2.3.0, and releases up to 2.6.5 and 3.0.1 has some restful apis which will concatenate os command with the user input string, a user is likely to be able to execute any os command without any protection or validation.

Risk Scores
Base Score
8.8

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a high impact on the integrity of the data. There is a high impact on the availability of the system.

Threat Intelligence
8.8

Exploitation activity has been observed. Apply available patches or mitigations urgently.

EPSS
97.34%

The exploit probability is critical. The vulnerability is very likely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
1 exploit

1 exploit found for this vulnerability.

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