Vulnerability · CVE-2020-8284
A malicious server can use the FTP PASV response to trick curl 7.73.0 and earlier into connecting back to a given IP address and port, and this way potentially make cu…
Published Dec 14, 2020 · catalog updated Oct 14, 2026 · the affected product
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No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2020-8284. EPSS is 3.90%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No plain product name is stored. The page cannot tell you which product to check.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Low3.7
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 3.90%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe apple/mac os x · cpe debian/debian linux · cpe fedoraproject/fedora · cpe fujitsu/m10-1 firmware · cpe haxx/curl · cpe netapp/clustered data ontap
A malicious server can use the FTP PASV response to trick curl 7.73.0 and earlier into connecting back to a given IP address and port, and this way potentially make curl extract information about services that are otherwise private and not disclosed, for example doing port scanning and service banner extractions.
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- cpe apple/mac os xversion unspecified
- cpe debian/debian linux10.0
- cpe debian/debian linux9.0
- cpe fedoraproject/fedora32
- cpe fedoraproject/fedora33
- cpe fujitsu/m10-1 firmwareversion unspecified
- cpe haxx/curlversion unspecified
- cpe netapp/clustered data ontapversion unspecified
- cpe netapp/hci bootstrap osversion unspecified
- cpe netapp/hci management nodeversion unspecified
- cpe netapp/solidfireversion unspecified
- cpe oracle/communications billing and revenue management12.0.0.3.0
How to fix CVE-2020-8284
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-2020-8284. EPSS is 3.90%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with debian/debian linux 10.0; debian/debian linux 9.0; oracle/communications billing and revenue management 12.0.0.3.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information. EPSS 3.90%. 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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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Dec 14, 2020 · NIST NVD
Detected
A malicious server can use the FTP PASV response to trick curl 7.73.0 and earlier into connecting back to a given IP address and port, and this way potentially make curl extract information about services that are otherwise private and not disclosed, for example doing port scanning and service banner extractions.
Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
A malicious server can use the FTP PASV response to trick curl 7.73.0 and earlier into connecting back to a given IP address and port, and this way potentially make curl extract information about services that are otherwise private and not disclosed, for example doing port scanning and service banner extractions.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2020-8284
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2020-8284
30-day exploitation probability 3.9%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2020-8284
A malicious server can use the FTP PASV response to trick curl 7.73.0 and earlier into connecting back to a given IP address and port, and this way potentially make curl extract information about services that are otherwise private and not disclosed, for example doing port scanni
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.