4.3

CVE-2018-20839: netapp cn1610_firmware

CVSS: 4.3v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2018-20839
Published 17-05-2019Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-20839 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in netapp cn1610_firmware. EPSS estimates a 2.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
18/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.48%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 17-05-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

systemd 242 changes the VT1 mode upon a logout, which allows attackers to read cleartext passwords in certain circumstances, such as watching a shutdown, or using Ctrl-Alt-F1 and Ctrl-Alt-F2. This occurs because the KDGKBMODE (aka current keyboard mode) check is mishandled.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.48%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

84%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.48% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
2.48%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Netapp3 products
Debian1 product
  • plymouth< 0.9.4-1
Systemd_project1 product

3 vendors · 5 products

References

7 links