CVE-2020-10996: percona xtradb_cluster Use of Hard-coded Credentials
CVSS: 8.1v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2020-10996
Published 27-04-2020Last modified 04-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-10996 is a high (CVSS 8.1) Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in percona xtradb_cluster. EPSS estimates a 1.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
8.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
1.54%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 27-04-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An issue was discovered in Percona XtraDB Cluster before 5.7.28-31.41.2. A bundled script inadvertently sets a static transition_key for SST processes in place of the random key expected.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versionsHigh 8.1Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 2 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Medium 6.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.54%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
75%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.54% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score1.54%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-798Use of Hard-coded CredentialsThe product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key.
- CWE-838Inappropriate Encoding for Output ContextThe product uses or specifies an encoding when generating output to a downstream component, but the specified encoding is not the same as the encoding that is expected by the downstream component.
Affected systems
Ubuntu2 products
- percona-xtradb-cluster-5.6All versions (No fix recorded)
- percona-xtradb-cluster-5.7All versions (No fix recorded)
Percona1 product
- xtradb_cluster< 5.7.28-31.41.2
2 vendors · 3 products
References
5 links- www.percona.com/blog/2020/04/20/cve-2020-10996-percona-xtradb-cluster-sst-script-static-key/X Refsource CONFIRMREPORTVendor Advisory