Is CVE-2018-20969 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-20969 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-20969?

CVE-2018-20969 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-20969?

CVE-2018-20969 has an EPSS score of 2.71% (84th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-20969?

Upgrade patch on debian 11 to 2.7.6-5 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-20969

HIGHEPSS 84th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

do_ed_script in pch.c in GNU patch through 2.7.6 does not block strings beginning with a ! character. NOTE: this is the same commit as for CVE-2019-13638, but the ! syntax is specific to ed, and is unrelated to a shell metacharacter.

CWE-78OS Command Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

patchDebian

Fixed in:2.7.6-5CVE-2018-20969

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.71%probability of exploitation in 30 days

84thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 84% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Third-Party Advisory1

packetstormsecurity.com

Other references6

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CVE-2019-16920	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2022-44877	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-8515	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.