CVE-2020-29506 [Medium] | Security Vulnerability in Bsafe Crypto-C-Micro-Edition

CVE-2020-29506 is rated Moderate Risk (47.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.97%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-16	0.95%	0.97%	+0.02%
2	2026-06-15	1.54%	0.95%	-0.59%
3	2026-04-19	—	1.54%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-16

0.95%

0.97%

+0.02%

2026-06-15

1.54%

0.95%

-0.59%

2026-04-19

—

1.54%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
6.8	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N` 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:H) Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work. 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: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:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	2.2	4.0	[email protected]
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]
7.5	2.0	HIGH	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/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: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.	10.0	6.4	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

6.8

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N 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:H): Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
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: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:N): Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

2.2

4.0

[email protected]

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]

7.5

2.0

HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/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: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.

10.0

6.4

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-29506

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
dell	bsafe_crypto-c-micro-edition	< 4.1.5	cpe:2.3:a:dell:bsafe_crypto-c-micro-edition::::::::
dell	bsafe_micro-edition-suite	< 4.5.2	cpe:2.3:a:dell:bsafe_micro-edition-suite::::::::
oracle	database	12.1.0.2	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database:12.1.0.2::::enterprise:::
oracle	database	19c	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database:19c::::enterprise:::
oracle	database	21c	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database:21c::::enterprise:::
oracle	http_server	12.2.1.3.0	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:http_server:12.2.1.3.0:::::::*
oracle	http_server	12.2.1.4.0	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:http_server:12.2.1.4.0:::::::*
oracle	security_service	12.2.1.3.0	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:security_service:12.2.1.3.0:::::::*
oracle	security_service	12.2.1.4.0	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:security_service:12.2.1.4.0:::::::*
oracle	weblogic_server_proxy_plug-in	12.2.1.3.0	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server_proxy_plug-in:12.2.1.3.0:::::::*
oracle	weblogic_server_proxy_plug-in	12.2.1.4.0	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server_proxy_plug-in:12.2.1.4.0:::::::*

References for CVE-2020-29506

URL	Tags
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000181115/dsa-2020-286-dell-bsafe-crypto-c-micro-edition-4-1-5-and-dell-bsafe-micro-edition-suite-4-6-multiple-security-vulnerabilities	Vendor Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html	Patch Third Party Advisory

URL

CVE-2020-29506

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-29506

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-29506

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-29506

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-29506

References for CVE-2020-29506