Is CVE-2020-8224 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-8224 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-8224?

CVE-2020-8224 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-8224?

CVE-2020-8224 has an EPSS score of 0.66% (47th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-8224?

Upgrade desktop to 2.6.5 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-8224

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A code injection in Nextcloud Desktop Client 2.6.4 allowed to load arbitrary code when placing a malicious OpenSSL config into a fixed directory.

CWE-94Code Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

desktopNVD

Affected:< 2.6.5Fixed in:2.6.5CVE-2020-8224derived 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 RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.66%probability of exploitation in 30 days

47thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 47% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

hackerone.com

Vendor Advisory1

nextcloud.com

Third-Party Advisory1

security.gentoo.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.