Critical severity · published Feb 5, 2020
CVE-2020-6174
TUF (aka The Update Framework) through 0.12.1 has Improper Verification of a Cryptographic Signature
9.8
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
TUF (aka The Update Framework) through 0.12.1 has Improper Verification of a Cryptographic Signature.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 62% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TU
The Update Framework · Linuxfoundation
through 0.12.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6174
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-6174
Patch
https://github.com/theupdateframework/tuf/pull/974
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