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CVE-2020-14156

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-14156 describes a critical vulnerability in OpenBMC phosphor-host-ipmid versions prior to 2020-04-03, specifically affecting the openbmc-project. This flaw allows attackers to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information due to insufficient file permissions on /etc/ipmi-pass. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low privileges, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2020-04-03CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openbmc-project:openbmc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.81%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
76.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0181 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 17,822 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / openbmc/openbmc/issues/3670
Third Party Advisory
github.com / openbmc/phosphor-host-ipmid/commit/b265455a2518ece7c004b43c144199ec980fc620
PatchThird Party Advisory
lists.ozlabs.org / pipermail/openbmc/2020-June/022020.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory