CVE-2020-8169

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 14, 2020 at 07:41 PM UTC
Updated: October 14, 2026 at 09:17 AM UTC
5 products affected across 4 vendorsDebian LinuxCurlSinec Infrastructure Network Services· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%

Description

curl 7.62.0 through 7.70.0 is vulnerable to an information disclosure vulnerability that can lead to a partial password being leaked over the network and to the DNS server(s).

Affected

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

v < 2.2
Affected range stops below 2.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
siemens-simatic-tim-1531-irc (same device)
v < 1.0.1.1
Affected range stops below 1.0.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
8.2.0 ≤ v < 8.2.129.0.0 ≤ v < 9.0.69.1.0
Affected range stops below 8.2.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.0.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

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

References (8)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2020-8169.html
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/874778
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4881
Source: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-200951.html
Source: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-389290.html
Source: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200

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