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Case File

CVE-2020-10188

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 74.34% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-03-06 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2020-10188
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
74.34%

Original NVD Description

utility.c in telnetd in netkit telnet through 0.17 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via short writes or urgent data, because of a buffer overflow involving the netclear and nextitem functions.