Is CVE-2020-15591 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-15591 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-15591?

CVE-2020-15591 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-15591?

CVE-2020-15591 has an EPSS score of 3.80% (89th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-15591?

Upgrade fex on debian 11 to 20160919-2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-15591

CRITICALEPSS 89th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

fexsrv in F*EX (aka Frams' Fast File EXchange) before fex-20160919_2 allows eval injection (for unauthenticated remote code execution).

CWE-94Code Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

fexDebian

Fixed in:20160919-2CVE-2020-15591

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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

3.80%probability of exploitation in 30 days

89thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 89% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

secfault-security.com

Vendor Advisory1

fex.rus.uni-stuttgart.de

Third-Party Advisory1

cwe.mitre.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-94 (Code Injection) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-9841	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-1635	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2022-22954	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-22204	Medium	6.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-3248	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2012-0158	High	8.8	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.