CVE-2023-20820
Status: ModifiedHigh (7.2)—
In wlan service, there is a possible command injection due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote code execution with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: WCNCR00244189; Issue ID: WCNCR00244189.
CVSS
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 7.2
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.59%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 75
- Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
References
Raw JSON (NVD)
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