{"id":"CVE-2020-17530","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-17530","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T20:21:27.245Z","title":"Apache Struts Remote Code Execution Vulnerability","description":"Forced OGNL evaluation, when evaluated on raw user input in tag attributes, may lead to remote code execution. Affected software : Apache Struts 2.0.0 - Struts 2.5.25.","published":"2020-12-11T02:15:11.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:59:06.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"security@apache.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-917"],"affected":["apache/struts","oracle/business intelligence","oracle/communications diameter intelligence hub","oracle/communications policy management","oracle/communications pricing design center","oracle/financial services data integration hub","oracle/hospitality opera 5","oracle/mysql enterprise monitor"],"epss":{"score":0.96251,"percentile":0.99877,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2021-11-03","dueDate":"2022-05-03","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17530"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 3 May 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN43969166/index.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160721/Apache-Struts-2-Forced-Multi-OGNL-Evaluation.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/12/6","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-061","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210115-0005/","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN43969166/index.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160721/Apache-Struts-2-Forced-Multi-OGNL-Evaluation.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/12/6","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-061","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210115-0005/","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-17530","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17530","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}