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CVE-2020-14387

HIGH · CVSS 7.4 EPSS 1.10% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-05-27 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.4. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable. Exploitation may require the attacker to be authenticated.

Public Exploit Signal

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

Detected Signals
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CVE
CVE-2020-14387
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.4
EPSS
1.10%

Original NVD Description

A flaw was found in rsync in versions since 3.2.0pre1. Rsync improperly validates certificate with host mismatch vulnerability. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could exploit the flaw by performing a man-in-the-middle attack using a valid certificate for another hostname which could compromise confidentiality and integrity of data transmitted using rsync-ssl. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity. This flaw affects rsync versions before 3.2.4.

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