CVE-2020-15140

Remote Code Execution in Red Discord Bot

CRITICAL
9.6
CVSS Score
Published: August 21, 2020 at 04:40 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:56 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsRed Discord BotRed Discord Bot

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Severity
CRITICAL9.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

In Red Discord Bot before version 3.3.11, a RCE exploit has been discovered in the Trivia module: this exploit allows Discord users with specifically crafted usernames to inject code into the Trivia module's leaderboard command. By abusing this exploit, it's possible to perform destructive actions and/or access sensitive information. This critical exploit has been fixed on version 3.3.11.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 3.3.11
Affected range stops below 3.3.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 3.3.11
Affected range stops below 3.3.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-74

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