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CVE-2020-15172

HIGH · CVSS 8.7 EPSS 1.82% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-09-15 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.7. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

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

Detected Signals
exploit remote code execution code execution

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CVE
CVE-2020-15172
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.7
EPSS
1.82%

Original NVD Description

The Act module for Red Discord Bot before commit 6b9f3b86 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution. With this exploit, Discord users can use specially crafted messages to perform destructive actions and/or access sensitive information. Unloading the Act module with `unload act` can render this exploit inaccessible.