CVE-2020-10731

A flaw was found in the nova_libvirt container provided by the Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16, where it does not have SELinux enabled. This flaw causes sVirt, an important isolation mechanism, to be disabled for all running virtual machines.

Published: 2020-07-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-10731 is rated Moderate Risk (59.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.89%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-10731

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.28% 0.89% +0.61%
2 2025-03-30 0.55% 0.28% -0.27%
3 2025-03-29 0.55%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-10731

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.9 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.1 6.0 [email protected]
6.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-10731

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-10731

vendor priority summary link
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-10731

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-10731

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
redhat openstack_platform 15.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack_platform:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat openstack_platform 16.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack_platform:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat openstack_platform 16.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack_platform:16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-10731

URL Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1831544 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence