What is CVE-2020-16281?

CVE-2020-16281 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rangee Rangeeos, classified under Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-08-20.

How severe is CVE-2020-16281?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Rangee Rangeeos

CVE-2020-16281

The Kommbox component in Rangee GmbH RangeeOS 8.0.4 could allow a local authenticated attacker to escape from the restricted environment and execute arbitrary code due to unrestricted context menus being accessible.

Published 2020-08-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (25.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 25.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Rangee Rangeeos — versions 8.0.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-116 — Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output

References

www.contextis.com/en/resources/advisories/cve-2020-16281 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-16281?: CVE-2020-16281 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rangee Rangeeos, classified under Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-08-20.
How severe is CVE-2020-16281?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.