CVE-2020-8286

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 14, 2020 at 07:39 PM UTC
Updated: October 14, 2026 at 09:17 AM UTC
17 products affected across 8 vendorsmacOSDebian LinuxFedora· also runs on 3 platforms

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

curl 7.41.0 through 7.73.0 is vulnerable to an improper check for certificate revocation due to insufficient verification of the OCSP response.

Affected

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

Affected range stops below 10.14.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.15.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 11.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versions7.41.0 ≤ v < 7.74.0
Affected range stops below 7.74.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versions
netapp-hci-compute-node (environment)
All versions
netapp-hci-storage-node (same device)
All versions

Runs on — not affected

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

References (22)

Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/50
Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/51
Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/54
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2020-8286.html
x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/1048457
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00029.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-295

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