CVE-2020-14929

7.5 HIGH 2% exploit odds Fix listed

What it is

Alpine before 2.23 silently proceeds to use an insecure connection after a /tls is sent in certain circumstances involving PREAUTH, which is a less secure behavior than the alternative of closing the connection and letting the user decide what they would like to do.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure.
Exploit odds: 1.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2020-06-19 19:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-17 02:55 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 1.9% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2020-06-19 19:15 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-17 02:55 UTC
Exploit probability: 1.9% · EPSS, next 30 days
Record status: Modified

Affected

Alpine Project Alpine < 2.23
Fedoraproject Fedora 31
Fedoraproject Fedora 32
Debian Linux 8.0

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.5

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record