Vulnerability · CVE-2020-13529
An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in Systemd 245.
Published May 10, 2021 · catalog updated Oct 14, 2026 · systemd project
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No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2020-13529. EPSS is 1.43%. Act only if a listed version of systemd project is installed.
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- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium6.1
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 1.43%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe fedoraproject/fedora · cpe netapp/active iq unified manager · cpe netapp/cloud backup · cpe systemd project/systemd
An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in Systemd 245. A specially crafted DHCP FORCERENEW packet can cause a server running the DHCP client to be vulnerable to a DHCP ACK spoofing attack. An attacker can forge a pair of FORCERENEW and DCHP ACK packets to reconfigure the server.
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- cpe fedoraproject/fedora33
- cpe netapp/active iq unified managerversion unspecified
- cpe netapp/cloud backupversion unspecified
- cpe systemd project/systemd245
How to fix CVE-2020-13529
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2020-13529. EPSS is 1.43%. Act only if a listed version of systemd project is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with systemd project/systemd 245. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-290: Authentication Bypass by Spoofing. EPSS 1.43%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
May 10, 2021 · NIST NVD
Detected
An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in Systemd 245. A specially crafted DHCP FORCERENEW packet can cause a server running the DHCP client to be vulnerable to a DHCP ACK spoofing attack. An attacker can forge a pair of FORCERENEW and DCHP ACK packets to reconfigure the server.
Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in Systemd 245. A specially crafted DHCP FORCERENEW packet can cause a server running the DHCP client to be vulnerable to a DHCP ACK spoofing attack. An attacker can forge a pair of FORCERENEW and DCHP ACK packets to reconfigure the server.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2020-13529
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2020-13529
30-day exploitation probability 1.4%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2020-13529
An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in Systemd 245. A specially crafted DHCP FORCERENEW packet can cause a server running the DHCP client to be vulnerable to a DHCP ACK spoofing attack. An attacker can forge a pair of FORCERENEW and DCHP ACK packets to reconfigu
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 16, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.