What is CVE-2020-13924?

CVE-2020-13924 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Ambari, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-03-17.

How severe is CVE-2020-13924?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-13924 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Apache Ambari

CVE-2020-13924

In Apache Ambari versions 2.6.2.2 and earlier, malicious users can construct file names for directory traversal and traverse to other directories to download files.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2021-03-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.040 (90.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.040 · newest: 0.040 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apache Ambari
Apache Software Foundation Ambari — versions Apache Ambari

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/ambari-user/202102.mbox/<CAEJYuxEQZ_aPwJdAaSx… (Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-13924?: CVE-2020-13924 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Ambari, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-03-17.
How severe is CVE-2020-13924?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-13924 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.