{"id":"CVE-2020-36158","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-36158","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T21:21:06.999Z","title":"mwifiex_cmd_802_11_ad_hoc_start in drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/join.c in the Linux kernel through 5.10.4 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long SSID value, aka CID-5c455c5ab332.","description":"mwifiex_cmd_802_11_ad_hoc_start in drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/join.c in the Linux kernel through 5.10.4 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long SSID value, aka CID-5c455c5ab332.","published":"2021-01-05T05:15:11.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:14:52.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":6.7,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-120"],"affected":["linux/linux kernel","fedoraproject/fedora","debian/debian linux","netapp/cloud backup","netapp/solidfire baseboard management controller firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.02305,"percentile":0.8322,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.31%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5c455c5ab332773464d02ba17015acdca198f03d","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5c455c5ab332773464d02ba17015acdca198f03d","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00018.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00010.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HCHBIRS27VMOGMBHPWP2R7SZRFXT6O6U/","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lore.kernel.org/r/20201206084801.26479-1-ruc_zhangxiaohui%40163.com","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/20201206084801.26479-1-ruc_zhangxiaohui%40163.com/","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210212-0002/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4843","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5c455c5ab332773464d02ba17015acdca198f03d","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5c455c5ab332773464d02ba17015acdca198f03d","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00018.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00010.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HCHBIRS27VMOGMBHPWP2R7SZRFXT6O6U/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lore.kernel.org/r/20201206084801.26479-1-ruc_zhangxiaohui%40163.com","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/20201206084801.26479-1-ruc_zhangxiaohui%40163.com/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210212-0002/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4843","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36158","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."}