Is CVE-2020-15596 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-15596 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-15596?

CVE-2020-15596 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-15596?

CVE-2020-15596 has an EPSS score of 0.43% (34th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-15596?

Upgrade elite x2 1012 g1 firmware to 8.2206.1717.166 or later. Fixes are available for 14 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-15596

MEDIUM

6.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The ALPS ALPINE touchpad driver before 8.2206.1717.634, as used on various Dell, HP, and Lenovo laptops, allows attackers to conduct Path Disclosure attacks via a "fake" DLL file.

CWE-427

How to fix

Remediation Available

elite x2 1012 g1 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 8.2206.1717.166Fixed in:8.2206.1717.166CVE-2020-15596derived from NVD

elite x2 1012 g2 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 8.2206.1717.634Fixed in:8.2206.1717.634CVE-2020-15596derived from NVD

elitebook 1030 g1 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 8.2206.1717.166Fixed in:8.2206.1717.166CVE-2020-15596derived from NVD

elitebook 1040 g4 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 8.2206.1717.634Fixed in:8.2206.1717.634CVE-2020-15596derived from NVD

elitebook folio 1040 g3 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 8.2206.1717.166Fixed in:8.2206.1717.166CVE-2020-15596derived from NVD

elitebook folio g1 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 8.2206.1717.166Fixed in:8.2206.1717.166CVE-2020-15596derived from NVD

elitebook revolve 810 g2 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 10.1201.1717.108Fixed in:10.1201.1717.108CVE-2020-15596derived from NVD

elitebook revolve 810 g3 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 10.1201.1717.108Fixed in:10.1201.1717.108CVE-2020-15596derived from NVD

elitebook x360 1020 g2 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 8.2206.1717.634Fixed in:8.2206.1717.634CVE-2020-15596derived from NVD

elitebook x360 1030 g2 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 8.2206.1717.634Fixed in:8.2206.1717.634CVE-2020-15596derived from NVD

pro x2 612 g2 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 8.2206.1717.634Fixed in:8.2206.1717.634CVE-2020-15596derived from NVD

zbook studio g3 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 8.2206.1717.166Fixed in:8.2206.1717.166CVE-2020-15596derived from NVD

zbook studio g4 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 8.2206.1717.634Fixed in:8.2206.1717.634CVE-2020-15596derived from NVD

zbook x2 g4 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 8.2206.1717.634Fixed in:8.2206.1717.634CVE-2020-15596derived from NVD

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 RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.43%probability of exploitation in 30 days

34thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 34% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

support.hp.com

Third-Party Advisory1

seclists.org

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CVE-2020-3153	Medium	6.5	28%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2024-48990	High	7.8	20%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-9491	High	7.8	13%	-	-
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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.