Vulnerability · CVE-2020-5359
Dell BSAFE Micro Edition Suite, versions prior to 4.5, are vulnerable to an Unchecked Return Value Vulnerability.
Published Dec 16, 2020 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Oracle bsafe micro-edition-suite
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2020-5359. EPSS is 1.29%. Act only if a listed version of Oracle bsafe micro-edition-suite is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium5.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 1.29%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe dell/bsafe micro-edition-suite · cpe oracle/database · cpe oracle/weblogic server proxy plug-in
Dell BSAFE Micro Edition Suite, versions prior to 4.5, are vulnerable to an Unchecked Return Value Vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to modify and corrupt the encrypted data.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- cpe dell/bsafe micro-edition-suiteversion unspecified
- cpe oracle/database12.1.0.2
- cpe oracle/database12.2.0.1
- cpe oracle/database18c
- cpe oracle/database19c
- cpe oracle/weblogic server proxy plug-in11.1.1.9.0
- cpe oracle/weblogic server proxy plug-in12.2.1.3.0
- cpe oracle/weblogic server proxy plug-in12.2.1.4.0
How to fix CVE-2020-5359
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-2020-5359. EPSS is 1.29%. Act only if a listed version of Oracle bsafe micro-edition-suite is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with oracle/weblogic server proxy plug-in 11.1.1.9.0; oracle/weblogic server proxy plug-in 12.2.1.3.0; oracle/weblogic server proxy plug-in 12.2.1.4.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-252: Unchecked Return Value; CWE-544. EPSS 1.29%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Dec 16, 2020 · Oracle Critical Patch Updates
Detected
Dell BSAFE Micro Edition Suite, versions prior to 4.5, are vulnerable to an Unchecked Return Value Vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to modify and corrupt the encrypted data.
Jun 17, 2026 · Oracle Critical Patch Updates
Updated
Dell BSAFE Micro Edition Suite, versions prior to 4.5, are vulnerable to an Unchecked Return Value Vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to modify and corrupt the encrypted data.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2020-5359
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2020-5359
30-day exploitation probability 1.3%
first.org - Oracle Critical Patch UpdatesVendor advisoryCVE-2020-5359
Dell BSAFE Micro Edition Suite, versions prior to 4.5, are vulnerable to an Unchecked Return Value Vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to modify and corrupt the encrypted data.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.