What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-10674?

CVE-2020-10674 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.3%.

Perlspeak CVE-2020-10674

CRITICAL

OS Command Injection (CWE-78)

2020-03-18 cve@mitre.org

Command Injection Perlspeak

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Mar 18, 2020 - 22:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

PerlSpeak through 2.01 allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands, as demonstrated by use of system and 2-argument open.

AnalysisAI

PerlSpeak through 2.01 allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands, as demonstrated by use of system and 2-argument open. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as OS Command Injection (CWE-78), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host. PerlSpeak through 2.01 allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands, as demonstrated by use of system and 2-argument open. Affected products include: Perlspeak Project Perlspeak. Version information: through 2.01.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Avoid passing user input to shell commands. Use language-specific APIs instead of shell execution. Apply strict input validation with allowlists.