CyberRota Analysis
This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.7. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.
Public Exploit Signal
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CVE
CVE-2020-13776
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.7
EPSS
0.46%
Original NVD Description
systemd through v245 mishandles numerical usernames such as ones composed of decimal digits or 0x followed by hex digits, as demonstrated by use of root privileges when privileges of the 0x0 user account were intended. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-1000082.
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