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CVE-2020-28627

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-28627 is a critical code execution vulnerability affecting the Nef polygon-parsing functionality in CGAL libcgal CGAL-5.1.1, as well as Debian distributions of the CGAL library. It allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution by providing a specially crafted malformed file, leading to out-of-bounds read and type confusion issues. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability poses a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there are no known active exploits, Metasploit modules, or ExploitDB entries, the vulnerability has garnered substantial community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cgal:computational_geometry_algorithms_library:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

10.0CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.27%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0227 is in the 80th percentile among its peer group of 14,848 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 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 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00011.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/202305-34
Third Party Advisory
talosintelligence.com / vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1225
ExploitThird Party Advisory