What is CVE-2020-6938?

CVE-2020-6938 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-07-08.

How severe is CVE-2020-6938?

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

Information disclosure in Linux Kernel

CVE-2020-6938

A sensitive information disclosure vulnerability in Tableau Server 10.5, 2018.x, 2019.x, 2020.x released before June 26, 2020, could allow access to sensitive information in log files.

Published 2020-07-08 · 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: 0.012 (67.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 67.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Linux Kernel
Microsoft Windows
Tableau Server — versions 10.5
Tableau — versions 10.5, 2018.1, 2018.2, 2018.3, 2019.1, 2019.2, 2019.3, 2019.4, 2020.1, 2020.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

help.salesforce.com/apex/HTViewSolution (Third Party Advisory)
help.salesforce.com/articleView (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-6938?: CVE-2020-6938 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-07-08.
How severe is CVE-2020-6938?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.