CVE-2020-15258

mediumpriority · track · 33EPSS 0.021 · 81 %ileEUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
2.08% (81st) EPSS
CVSS 6 · medium
Is it mine?
2 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
3 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

In Wire before 3.20.x, `shell.openExternal` was used without checking the URL. This vulnerability allows an attacker to execute code on the victims machine by sending messages containing links with arbitrary protocols. The victim has to interact with the link and sees the URL that is opened. The issue was patched by implementing a helper function which checks if the URL's protocol is common. If it is common, the URL will be opened externally. If not, the URL will not be opened and a warning appears for the user informing them that a probably insecure URL was blocked from being executed. The issue is patched in Wire 3.20.x. More technical details about exploitation are available in the linked advisory.

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cvss

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8.0
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6–8

v2.06mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 6.8 · impact 6.4
v3.18highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.1 · impact 5.9
v3.18highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.18highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · security-advisories@github.comexploitability 1.3 · impact 6
v3.17.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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weaknesses

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CWE-20US
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affected products (2)

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also known as (2)

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sources

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cnnvdenisa_euvdnvdNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2020-10-16modified 2026-06-17
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references (10)

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