What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-1714?

CVE-2020-1714 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 2.6%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-1714?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2020-1714. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Keycloak CVE-2020-1714

HIGH

Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)

2020-05-13 secalert@redhat.com

RCE Java Red Hat Keycloak Process Automation Quarkus Single Sign On Jboss Fuse Decision Manager Openshift Application Runtimes

8.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness	CWE CWE-20 OWASP Top 10:2025 A05:2025 - Injection ASVS 5.0 V2 - Validation and Business Logic Input validation, allowlisting
Impact	CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required.
Exploit ScenarioDerived	This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the high-severity affected system.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).

Patch available 2.6% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

A flaw was found in Keycloak before version 11.0.0, where the code base contains usages of ObjectInputStream without type checks. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

Affected Packages

maven org.keycloak:keycloak-common fix: 11.0.0

maven org.keycloak:keycloak-core fix: 11.0.0

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 2 packages in maven

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-20. A flaw was found in Keycloak before version 11.0.0, where the code base contains usages of ObjectInputStream without type checks. This flaw allows an attacker to inject arbitrarily serialized Java Objects, which would then get deserialized in a privileged context and potentially lead to remote code execution. Affected products include: Redhat Keycloak, Redhat Decision Manager, Redhat Jboss Fuse, Redhat Openshift Application Runtimes, Redhat Process Automation. Version information: version 11.0.0.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 8.8 HIGH

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

DescriptionNVD

A flaw was found in Keycloak before version 11.0.0, where the code base contains usages of ObjectInputStream without type checks. This flaw allows an attacker to inject arbitrarily serialized Java Objects, which would then get deserialized in a privileged context and potentially lead to remote code execution.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score

2.6%

Top 16% exploitable

Data Quality

3 sources

Confidence: Low

NVD

CVE.org

EPSS

GitHub

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue

Severity HIGH

CISA KEV No

Public POC No

EPSS 2.6%

Patch available Yes

Active threat No

Deciding rule

HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)

What every action level means

Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.

Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived

Scheduled

Exploitation· derived

None

System Exposure· derived

Open

Automatable· derived

Human Impact· derived

Medium

Priority Score

Low Medium High Critical

KEV: 0

EPSS: +3

CVSS: +44

PoC: 0

Weaponized: 0

Threat intel: 0

Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Remote Code Execution CRITICAL

Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:keycloak:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:decision_manager:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_fuse:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_application_runtimes:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:process_automation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:single_sign-on:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:quarkus:quarkus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Advisories & patches

PATCH https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/pull/7053 ADVISORY https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1714

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