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CVE-2020-29238

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-29238 describes an integer buffer overflow vulnerability in the Nginx webserver of ExpressVPN Router version 1. This flaw allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information when the router operates as a reverse proxy, triggered by a specially crafted request. The vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a critical risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high confidentiality impact without requiring user interaction. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit (EDB-49760) is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:expressvpn:expressvpn:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
16.35%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-49760 · Apr 13, 2021
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1635 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 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

ja1sharma.com / blog/2021/CVE-2020-29238
Third Party Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com / files/162152/ExpressVPN-VPN-Router-1.0-Integer-Overflow.html
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
bugcrowd.com / disclosures/4e8d5325-8e49-4ea3-962a-a088bbb73a3f/expressvpn-router-integer-buffer-overflow-server-info-disclosure-when-router-s-nginx-server-used-as-reverse-proxy-server
Third Party Advisory