CVE-2020-15709
low-risk
Published 2020-09-05
Versions of add-apt-repository before 0.98.9.2, 0.96.24.32.14, 0.96.20.10, and 0.92.37.8ubuntu0.1~esm1, printed a PPA (personal package archive) description to the terminal as-is, which allowed PPA owners to provide ANSI terminal escapes to modify terminal contents in unexpected ways.
Do I need to act?
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0.04% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low 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
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10
Medium
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Add-Apt-Repository
Affected Vendors
23
/ 100
low-risk
Severity
18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal