Vulnerability in Ixsystems Freenas

CVE-2020-11650

An issue was discovered in iXsystems FreeNAS (and TrueNAS) 11.2 before 11.2-u8 and 11.3 before 11.3-U1. It allows a denial of service. The login authentication component has no limits on the length of an authentication message or the rate at which such messages are sent.

EPSS: 0.030 (85.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-11650?
CVE-2020-11650 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ixsystems Freenas, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-08.
How severe is CVE-2020-11650?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-11650 known to be exploited?
7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.