What is CVE-2020-24628?

CVE-2020-24628 is a high-severity vulnerability in HPE Kvm Ip Console Switch G2, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-10-02.

How severe is CVE-2020-24628?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

RCE in HPE Kvm Ip Console Switch G2

CVE-2020-24628

A remote code injection vulnerability was discovered in HPE KVM IP Console Switches version(s): G2 4x1Ex32 Prior to 2.8.3.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

Published 2020-10-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (70.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 70.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

HPE Kvm Ip Console Switch G2 — versions 4x1ex32
HPE Kvm Ip Console Switch G2 Firmware
HPE Kvm Ip Console Switches — versions G2 4x1Ex32 Prior to 2.8.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24628?: CVE-2020-24628 is a high-severity vulnerability in HPE Kvm Ip Console Switch G2, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-10-02.
How severe is CVE-2020-24628?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.