CVE-2020-15692

Exp

In Nim 1.2.4, the standard library browsers mishandles the URL argument to browsers.openDefaultBrowser. This argument can be a local file path that will be opened in the default explorer. An attacker can pass one argument to the underlying open command to execute arbitrary registered system commands.

Published: 2020-08-14 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2020-15692 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.09%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2020-15692

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-15692

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 2025-11-21 3.77% 2.09% -1.68%
2 2025-11-18 2.09% 3.77% +1.68%
3 2025-10-25 — 2.09% —

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-15692

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/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:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
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.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-15692

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-15692

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2020-15692 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (nim), 4 status rows across 4 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid): resolved 4. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-15692
ubuntu medium CVE-2020-15692 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (nim), 14 status rows across 14 suites (bionic, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 9, needed 3, DNE 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-15692

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-15692

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
nim-lang nim <= 1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:nim-lang:nim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-15692

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