CVE-2020-28196

mediumpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.044 · 91 %ileDEEUFRRUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
4.42% (91st) EPSS
CVSS 5 · medium
Is it mine?
62 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
7 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.17.2 and 1.18.x before 1.18.3 allows unbounded recursion via an ASN.1-encoded Kerberos message because the lib/krb5/asn.1/asn1_encode.c support for BER indefinite lengths lacks a recursion limit.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.5
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5

v2.05mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 2.9
v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6
v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · CISA US
v3.17.5highAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondaryexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6
v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Siemens ProductCERT DE
v3.16.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: partialcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-674USprimaryCWE-674USCWE-674USCWE-674US
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affected products (62)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (7)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • SSA-398330SSA-398330: Vulnerabilities in the additional GNU/Linux subsystem of the SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518(F)-4 PN/DP MFP >= V3.1.0 and < V3.1.52023-12-12csaf · siemens_psirtDE

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in the additional GNU/Linux subsystem of the firmware version >= V3.1.0 and < V3.1.5 for the SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518(F)-4 PN/DP MFP (incl. SIPLUS variant). These GNU/Linux vulnerabilities have been externally identified. Siemens has released new versions for the affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions. SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518(F)-4 PN/DP MFP >= V3.1.0 and < V3.1.5 are no longer maintained and there won't be any update to the CVE list anymore. Please update to the latest version. Note: This SSA advises vulnerabilities for firmware version V3.1 only; for versions < V3.1 refer to Siemens Security Bulletin SSB-439005 (https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssb-439005.html).

  • WID-SEC-W-2022-0602IBM Security Verify Access: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-07-06csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter anonymer, authentisierter oder lokaler Angreifer oder ein Angreifer aus dem angrenzenden Netzwerk kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM Security Verify Access ausnutzen, um einen Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriff durchzuführen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, seine Privilegien zu erweitern, Informationen zu manipulieren, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen und Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen.

  • WID-SEC-W-2022-1481MIT Kerberos: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2020-11-05csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in MIT Kerberos ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.

  • WID-SEC-W-2023-0065Oracle MySQL: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2021-04-20csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Oracle MySQL ausnutzen, um die Verfügbarkeit, Vertraulichkeit und Integrität zu gefährden.

  • WID-SEC-W-2025-0227IBM QRadar SIEM: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2021-11-30csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM QRadar SIEM ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erweitern, Administratorrechte zu erlangen, beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, Informationen offenzulegen, Dateien zu manipulieren oder Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.

  • ICSA-23-348-10Siemens SIMATIC S7-15002023-12-12icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in the additional GNU/Linux subsystem of the firmware version >= V3.1.0 and < V3.1.5 for the SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518(F)-4 PN/DP MFP (incl. SIPLUS variant). These GNU/Linux vulnerabilities have been externally identified. Siemens has released new versions for the affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions. Note: This SSA advises vulnerabilities for firmware version V3.1 only; for versions < V3.1 refer to Siemens Security Bulletin SSB-439005 ( https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssb-439005.html).

  • CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMwareFrançais2026-10-26vendor · certfrFR
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also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bducert_bundcisa_csaf_otsiemens_psirtcertfrNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2020-11-06modified 2026-10-14
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references (82)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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