CVE-2020-1459
moderate-risk
Published 2020-08-17
An information disclosure vulnerability exists on ARM implementations that use speculative execution in control flow via a side-channel analysis, aka "straight-line speculation." To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker with local privileges would need to run a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by bypassing the speculative execution.
Do I need to act?
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7.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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7
CVSS 7.5/10
High
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (4)
Affected Vendors
45
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
26/34 · High
Exploitability
9/34 · Low
Exposure
10/34 · Low