What is CVE-2020-24164?

CVE-2020-24164 is a high-severity vulnerability in Taoensso Nippy, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-09-11.

How severe is CVE-2020-24164?

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

Is CVE-2020-24164 known to be exploited?

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

Deserialization in Taoensso Nippy

CVE-2020-24164

A deserialization flaw is present in Taoensso Nippy before 2.14.2. In some circumstances, it is possible for an attacker to create a malicious payload that, when deserialized, will allow arbitrary code to be executed. This occurs because there is automatic use of the Java Serializable interface.

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

EPSS: 0.011 (63.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Taoensso Nippy
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-502 — Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24164?: CVE-2020-24164 is a high-severity vulnerability in Taoensso Nippy, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-09-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-24164?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-24164 known to be exploited?: 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.