VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-7457

In FreeBSD 12.1-STABLE before r359565, 12.1-RELEASE before p7, 11.4-STABLE before r362975, 11.4-RELEASE before p1, and 11.3-RELEASE before p11, missing synchronization in the IPV6_2292PKTOPTIONS socket option set handler contained a race condition…

HIGH 8.1EPSS 33.1%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 33.1%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 33.11% probability · 98th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-362, CWE-416, CWE-662
Affected: freebsd/freebsd
Source: secteam@freebsd.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 33.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158695/FreeBSD-ip6_setpktopt-Use-After-Free-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:20.ipv6.ascPatch, Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200724-0002/Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158695/FreeBSD-ip6_setpktopt-Use-After-Free-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:20.ipv6.ascPatch, Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200724-0002/Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.