CVE-2020-5359 [Medium] | Security Vulnerability in Bsafe Micro-Edition-Suite

Dell BSAFE Micro Edition Suite, versions prior to 4.5, are vulnerable to an Unchecked Return Value Vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to modify and corrupt the encrypted data.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.42%	1.15%	+0.73%
2	2025-11-21	0.28%	0.42%	+0.14%
3	2025-11-18	—	0.28%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

0.42%

1.15%

+0.73%

2025-11-21

0.28%

0.42%

+0.14%

2025-11-18

—

0.28%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
5.8	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/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: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:C) Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius. Confidentiality (C:N) Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way. Integrity (I:L) Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	3.9	1.4	[email protected]
5.8	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/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: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:C) Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius. Confidentiality (C:N) Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way. Integrity (I:L) Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	3.9	1.4	[email protected]
5.0	2.0	MEDIUM	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N` 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:N) No confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:P) Partial integrity impact. Availability impact (A:N) No availability impact.	10.0	2.9	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

5.8

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/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: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:C): Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:N): Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L): Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

3.9

1.4

[email protected]

5.8

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/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: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:C): Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:N): Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L): Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

3.9

1.4

[email protected]

5.0

2.0

MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N 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:N): No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P): Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N): No availability impact.

10.0

2.9

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-5359

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
dell	bsafe_micro-edition-suite	< 4.5	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	12.2.0.1	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database:12.2.0.1::::enterprise:::
oracle	database	18c	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database:18c::::enterprise:::
oracle	database	19c	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database:19c::::enterprise:::
oracle	weblogic_server_proxy_plug-in	11.1.1.9.0	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server_proxy_plug-in:11.1.1.9.0:::::::*
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-2020-5359

URL	Tags
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000181098/dsa-2020-114-dell-bsafe-micro-edition-suite-multiple-security-vulnerabilities	Vendor Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html	Patch Third Party Advisory

URL

CVE-2020-5359

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-5359

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-5359

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-5359

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-5359

References for CVE-2020-5359