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CVE-2020-10996

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-10996 affects Percona XtraDB Cluster versions prior to 5.7.28-31.41.2, where a bundled script incorrectly uses a static transition_key for SST processes instead of a random one. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.1, indicating a critical risk due to its network-based attack vector, high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and relatively high attack complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 5.7.28-31.41.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:percona:xtradb_cluster:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.1HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.50%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
71.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0150 is in the 30th percentile among its peer group of 8,918 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

jira.percona.com / browse/PXC-3117
Permissions RequiredVendor Advisory
percona.com / blog/2020/04/20/cve-2020-10996-percona-xtradb-cluster-sst-script-static-key
Vendor Advisory
percona.com / doc/percona-xtradb-cluster/LATEST/release-notes/Percona-XtraDB-Cluster-5.7.28-31.41.2.html
Vendor Advisory