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CVE-2020-5974

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-5974 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting NVIDIA JetPack SDK versions 4.2 and 4.3, where incorrect directory permissions in installation scripts can lead to local privilege escalation. With a CVSS score of 7.8, an attacker with local access can exploit this with low complexity to gain full control over the system. There is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:jetpack_software_development_kit:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:jetpack_software_development_kit:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.28%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
20.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0028 is in the 56th percentile among its peer group of 16,994 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, 0.2 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 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

nvidia.custhelp.com / app/answers/detail/a_id/5039
MitigationVendor Advisory