What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-5754?

CVE-2020-5754 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.1 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.5%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2020-5754?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2020-5754. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.5%.

Endpoint Agents CVE-2020-5754

CRITICAL

Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion) (CWE-843)

2020-06-15 vulnreport@tenable.com

Denial Of Service Memory Corruption Endpoint Agents

9.1

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.1 CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jun 15, 2020 - 20:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.1

DescriptionNVD

AnalysisAI

Webroot endpoint agents prior to version v9.0.28.48 allows remote attackers to trigger a type confusion vulnerability over its listening TCP port, resulting in crashing or reading memory contents of. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion) (CWE-843), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting type confusion in the application. Webroot endpoint agents prior to version v9.0.28.48 allows remote attackers to trigger a type confusion vulnerability over its listening TCP port, resulting in crashing or reading memory contents of the Webroot endpoint agent. Affected products include: Webroot Endpoint Agents.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Enforce strict type checking, use type-safe languages, validate object types before operations.