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An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the import_stl.cc:import_stl() functionality of Openscad openscad-2020.12-RC2. A specially crafted STL file can lead to code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
NVD Status: Modified ,CVE State: published
Threat Intelligence & Risk Assessment for CVE-2020-28600
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-28600 is rated High Exploit Risk (71.2/100) : CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.70%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2020-28600
EDB-ID
Source
Kind
Published
Link
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nvd_ref
exploit_tag
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-28600
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
0.59%
0.70%
+0.11%
2
2025-11-18
0.70%
0.59%
-0.11%
3
2025-04-21
—
0.70%
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Full EPSS history
(11 records total)
Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-28600
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
Base score
Version
Severity
Vector
Exploitability
Impact
Score source
7.8
3.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
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:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
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.
1.8
5.9
[email protected]
8.8
3.0
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
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.
2.8
5.9
[email protected]
6.8
2.0
MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6
6.4
[email protected]
Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-28600
OS Trackers for CVE-2020-28600
vendor
priority
summary
link
debian
not yet assigned
CVE-2020-28600 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (openscad), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5.
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-28600
ubuntu
medium
CVE-2020-28600 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (openscad), 16 status rows across 16 suites (bionic, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): ignored 8, needs-triage 6, DNE 2.
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-28600
Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-28600
Vendor
Product
Version
Raw CPE
openscad
openscad
2020.12
cpe:2.3:a:openscad:openscad:2020.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
References for CVE-2020-28600
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