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CVE-2020-16164

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-16164 affects RIPE NCC RPKI Validator 3.x through 3.1-2020.07.06.14.28, allowing remote attackers to bypass access restrictions or cause a denial of service in dependent routing systems. This is achieved by strategically withholding RPKI Route Origin Authorisation (".roa") files or X509 Certificate Revocation List files. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.4 (High), indicating a network-based attack with high impact on integrity and availability, though some consider this a preferred behavior. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 3.0, <= 3.1-2020.07.06.14.28CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ripe:rpki_validator_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.4HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.91%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
56.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0091 is in the 22nd 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

github.com / RIPE-NCC/rpki-validator-3/issues/158
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
github.com / RIPE-NCC/rpki-validator-3/issues/232
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
github.com / RIPE-NCC/rpki-validator-3/security/advisories/GHSA-q76j-58cx-wp5v
Third Party Advisory